Vangmay Sevani Ek Zalak

Author(s): P C Patel
Publisher: Ratrani Sanskrutik Trust Ahmedabad
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/001209/1

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zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane zrI. gopALadAsa paTelanI vADmaya sevAnI eka jhalaka *((

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zatarANa sAMskRtika kasTa graMthamALA- 6 - - - - - - - - - - zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane zrI gopALadAsa paTelanI vAhamaya sevAnI eka jhalaka vizva-sAhitya suvarNa jayaMtI mahotsava-catha] [tA. 1-2-2004 saMpAdaka puo chao paTela aMtaramAM ajavALuM ane premazaurya UbhuM karanArI vANI zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane zrIzrI gopALadAsa paTelanI pavitra vANI ane kalama bhalabhalAne khaDA karI palaTI nAkhanArI che. AMkha ughADI nAkhanArI che. zramajALane bhedanArI che, aMtaramAM ajavALuM, ajavALuM karI nAkhanArI che. A amRtavANIne bharapade lAbha laI divyatA prApta kadIe. tA. 1-1-2004 - kaMcanalAla sI. parIkha , . kA , e prakAzaka rAtarANuM sAMskRtika kasTa satyAgraha chAvaNI, rAjapatha kalaba sAme, seTelAITa, amadAvAda-15

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prakAzaka anaMtabhAI DI. paTela maMtrI rAtarANI sAMskRtika draDha satyAgraha chAvaNI, rAjapatha kalaba sAme, seTelAITa, amadAvAda-15 phona : 6861174 : 6861578 mudraka rAjendra paTela prakRti jIvana presa rAtarANI, satyAgraha chAvaNI, seTelAITa, amadAvAda-15 (c) rAtarANI sAMskRtika TrasTa pahelI AvRtti. prata 1000 mukhya vikretA, vizva-sAhitya kitAba ghara, jIvana sanmAna kendra, aganavADI, geTa ve oNpha satyAgraha-isTa, premacaMdanagara roDa, seTelAITa, amadAvAda-15 ki, 160 rUpiyA tA. 1-2-2004 zrI. maganabhAI desAInI 34 mI puNyatithi

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prakAzakanuM nivedana zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane zrI. gopALadAsa paTela svataMtra gAMdhIvicArako ane rASTrIya keLavaNIkAra tarIke gauravavaMtu pada zobhAvI gayA che. temaNe mahAtmA gAMdhInA jIvana-mArga pratyenI niSThAne lAbha gujarAtI prajAne ane temanA dvArA bhAratanA tathA vizvanA lokone ApatA gayA che. Ama khudAnA baMdA' tarIke teo virAje che; athavA kahe ke, AjanA bhautika jamAnAmAM ApaNI jUnI kalpanAnA "Si-samAM che. temaNe gujarAta vidyApITha, gujarAta yunivarsiTI ane mAtRbhASA gujarAtInI anupama sevA karI che. pUjya zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane prema-zauryanA pratIka pU. zrI. gepALadAsa jIvAbhAI paTelanI vADamaya sevAnuM A pustaka prasiddha karatAM aneka rIte AnaMda thAya che. eka te e kAraNe ke, ekavIsamI sadInI gujarAtanI yuvAna peDhIne A be samartha sAhityasevakonI sevAne khAsa paricaya nathI. A graMthamAM temanI sAhitya-sevAne aSTho paricaya ApavAmAM Avyo che, ane bIjuM, te zrI. putra cho0 paTela jevA temanA nikaTanA sAthI-sevakanI kalame lakhAyeluM che. ane tenI zailI tathA paddhati jotAM, e DhabanuM pustaka pahelI vAra zabdabaddha thaIne ApaNane maLe che. zrI. maganabhAI desAInI 34mI puNyatithi - 1lI phebruArI 2004nA pavitra divase AvuM prakAzana rAtarANI sAMskRtika TrasTane prasiddha karavAnuM maLyuM, tene saMsthAnuM ahobhAgya mAnIe chIe. A rIte zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane zrI. gopALadAsa paTelanA temane sAhitya, jIvana tathA kArya viSe tAttvika vivecana karatA zrI. 50 che0 paTelane A baM, jo graMtha che. "gujarAtamAM vizva sAhityabhale padhAre!" e prathama graMtha paNa vAcake jovo joIe. 1959mAM "keLavaNIkAranuM pata ane pratibhA - zrI. maganabhAI desAI abhinaMdana graMtha" temaNe bahAra pADela. enI paripUrti rUpe A graMtha ApaNe gaNI zakIe. A graMthamAM

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A be puruSanI sAhitya-sAdhanA ane temAM raheluM adhyAtma tathA samAjadarzana karAvavAne namra prayatna che. mahAtmA gAMdhInI preraNAthI A be rASTrIya keLavaNIkAro ane gAMdhIbhakatoe mAtRbhASAnI anebI sevA sAme pUre karI che. mAtRbhASAmAM temaNe dhArmika sAhitya, vizva-sAhitya rASTraghaDataranA sAhitya ane pAyAnI keLavaNInA pustakone mahAdhadha vahevaDAvyo che. temanI sAhitya-sevAne gAMdhIjI, saradArasAheba ane kAkAsAheba paNa pramANatA. gujarAtI vAcaka te temanAM lakhANa para maMtramugdha hato ane che. rAtarANI sAMskRtika TrasTa'nI maMgala yojanAnuM A chaThuM sugaMdhIdAra ane sAttvika pu5 che. tenI maheka ane upayogita paNa jabarI che. gujarAtanI AjanI yuvA peDhIne samuddha, khumArIvALI ane premazauryathI aMkita karavI haze te AvuM suMdara sAhitya DhagalAbaMdha temane premapUrvaka pIrasavuM paDaze. tethI temane ApaNAM dharmazAstranAM ane vizva-sAhityanAM moTAM pustakone adhyAtma rasa ane vArtArasa saheje sulabha thAya. ApaNA sAhitya-vArasA tarapha temanI pahelethI najara jAya, temanI suruci keLavAya tathA mAnava-sAhityamAM saMgharAyela amara saMskAra-vArasAnA paricayamAM teo Ave. ethI temanI dRSTi ane emanuM vyaktitva paNa bahudezI, vyApaka ane sarvAgINa bane. udAra matavAdI keLavaNI sAdhavAmAM e vastu sAruM kAma daI zake. AvI svaniSTha ane svataMtra vicAramaya jIvanaupAsanA A be purUe karI, tenA samagra abhyAsa rUpe A graMtha gujarAtI vAcakanI sevAmAM raju karatAM amArI saMsthA dhanyatA anubhave che. A pustakamAM lIdhelA lekho tathA temAM TAMkelAM gAMdhIjInA vAkyo utAravA, navajIvana TrasTa, gUjarAta vidyApITha ane DaoN. vI. jI. paTela ane temanA parivAre tathA zrI. maganabhAI desAI sanmAna TrasTe paravAnagI ApI, te mATe rAtarANI sAMskRtika TrasTa temano khAsa AbhAra mAne che. A puNyanA vepAramAM utsAhathI madada karanAra saune TrasTa hRdayathI AbhAra mAne che. bIje gujarAta vidyApIThanI sthApanA vakhate 1920mAM gAMdhIjIe maMtra Apyo hato. eka vaNika putra je karI zakato hoya te meM RSinuM kArya karyuM che, ethI vizeSa meM kaMI nathI karyuM."

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hRdayanA UMDANamAMthI AvAM amara vAkayo uccAranAra gAMdhIjIne anya kisAna ziSyo saradArasAheba, maganabhAI desAI ane gopALadAsa paTela paNa kamAlanA maLyA. zrI. maganabhAI desAIe 'satyAgrahanI mImAMsA' nAmanA graMtha gujarAtImAM lakhyo che. teneA zrI. gaurIzaMkara jozIe hiMdImAM anuvAda paNa karyo che. Aje AkhuM jagata bhaDake baLI rahyuM che tyAre A graMtha jagatanA darabAramAM mUkavAne amArI saMsthAe dRDha saMkalpa karyo che. A graMtha mATe gAMdhIjInA haste zrI. maganabhAI desAIne 'pAraMgata'nI padavI paNa enAyata karavAmAM AvI hatI. A saMkalpa pUrA karavAmAM zrI. jIvaNalAla zAhe, zrI. bhAgIbhAI paTele ane DaoN. vI. jI. paTele tema ja temanA parivAre amArI saMsthAne prema-pUrvaka madada karI che, te mATe temane ane kalAkAra zrI. rajanI vyAsa, zrI. rAIjIbhAI ThAkaeNAra, zrI. rAmabhAI paTela tathA sau mitrAnA hradayapUrvaka AbhAra mAnIe chIe. zrI. paraSadarAya di. zAsrIe amArI vinaMtIne mAna ApIne 'AvakAra'nA be zabdo lakhI ApyA te mATe temanA paNa khAsa AbhArI chIe. . zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane zrI, geApALadAsa paTela jenI himAyata karatA hatA tevI zikSaNa ane sAhityanI pAyAnI keTalIka racanAtmaka pravRttie 'maganavADI' bhAvanirjhara pAchaLa, seTelAITa vistAramAM 30mI jAnyuArI - gAMdhI-nirvANa dinathI maMgaLa prAraMbha karavAmAM Avaze. temAM bhAga levA saune premapUrvaka nimaMtraNa che. DaoN. vI. jI. peTela, zrI. guNavaMtabhAI desAI, zrI. varadhIbhAI Thakkara, zrI. dhuraMdhara, zrI, je. jI. zAha ane snAtaka mitrone pharIthI khAsa AbhAra mAnIe chIe. saune abhinaMdana! amArA A puNyanA vepAramAM daze dizAomAMthI amane prema ane sahakAra maLI rahyo che. te mATe sone dhanyavAda! ane abhinaMdana! 30 mI jAnyuArI, 2004 gAMdhI-nirvANa dina anatabhAI DI. paTela maMtrI

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AvakAra [saMtavANInuM Acamana] zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane zrI. gopALadAsa paTelanI varSothI satata thAlatI AvelI lekhana-pravRttine lIdhe temanA tejasvI ane preraka lakhANano vipula saMgraha Ubhe thayo che. te badhAM lakhANanI deza ane gujarAtanA vividha kSetro upara eka UMDI ane kAyamI asara paDI che. paraMtu ekavIsamI sadInI AjanI navajuvAna peDhI moTebhAge tenAthI ajANa che. vizva-sAhitya suvarNa-jayaMtI mahotsavanI ujavaNI prasaMge A baMne lekhako ane keLavaNIkAronI sAhitya sevAno paricaya ApIne bhAI 50 cho0 paTele umadA kAmagIrI bajAvI che. te mATe Ajane gujarAtI vAcaka temane khAsa AbhArI raheze. jayAre hajI Aje ApaNuM rASTraghaDataranuM kAma vizeSa puruSArtha mAgI rahyuM che, tyAre cAlu peDhIne te lakhANe preraka ane sahAyarUpa thaI paDe tema che. A draSTithI preraNA laI, te badhA lakhANamAMthI viSayavAra saMgraha taiyAra karavAnuM kAma koI rasiyA abhyAsIe ke saMsthAe upADavuM joIze. gujarAtamAM vizva-sAhityanI pravRtti zrI. maganabhAI desAInI preraNAthI zrI. gopALadAsa paTele zarU karI pote tenA AjIvana pramukha rahIne tenA kAmamAM preraNA ane hUMpha ApyA karI. aneka kAryakaroe rASTrIya bhAvanAthI rAI pitAnA kAryothI tenuM poSaNa karyuM ane gujarAtI vAcake tene hadayathI AvakAra Apyo tene pariNAme je kAma thayuM tene lIdhe Aje ApaNe vizvasAhityano suvarNa jayaMtI mahotsava bhAratIya trASi DaoN. ema. ema. bhamagarA ane zrI. guNavaMta zAhanA sAnnidhyamAM UjavavAne bhAgyazALI thayA chIe. A pustaka bhAI putra cho0 paTele taiyAra karyuM che. teo rASTrIya saMsthAo ane pravRttio sAthe AjIvana saMkaLAyelA rahyA che. AraMbhamAM AjhAdInA laDavaiyA tarIke ane snAtaka thayA pachI aneka racanAtmaka kAryaka, For Private Personal Use Only

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laDAIe rUpAMtaramAM ane lIlIsUkImAM pratyakSa laDavaiyA ane sAkSI rahyA che. zrI. maganabhAI ane zrI. gopALadAsanA aMtevAsInA hAthe A pustaka taiyAra thayuM che. temAM A baMne lekhakonA sAhityane acho paricaya ApavAmAM Avyo che. gujarAtamAM vizva-sAhityanA pracAra mATe ane videzI bhASAnA cAhanA mATe zuM thayuM vagere bAbatone khyAla AmAMthI vAcakane maLI raheze. te uparAMta anya lakhANamAMthI rASTrIya keLavaNI vize pAyAnA vicAronuM bhAthuM maLI raheze. Ama baMne rIte A graMtha upayogI thaze evI AzA che. bhAI 50 cho0 paTelanI A copaDI mATe AvakAra lakhavAne miSe A pavitra saMte ane lekhakonI vANInuM Acamana ane citana manana karavAnI je taka maLI, tene mATe AbhAra pUrvaka te puNyaka saMto ane lekhako mATenI A mArI aMjali ApI hadayathI vaMdana karuM chuM ane navI peDhIne AdarapUrvaka tenuM sanmAna karavA bhalAmaNa karuM chuM. saMpAdaka ane prakAzana saMsthAne abhinaMdana! bhAratamAM Akhe eka yuga saMtayuga thaI gayo che. kanyAkumArIthI kAzamIra ane dvArakAthI dIbrugaDha uttara-dakSiNa, pUrva-pazcima cAre dizAone AvarI letI AkhIye bhAratabhUmimAM ekeeka pradezamAM anekAneka saMtarane sAMpaDyAM che. badhA ja saMtAe AkhA bhAratavarSane eka ane akhaMDa bhUbhAga mAnIne samagra vizvane mATe "Atmana: hitAya jagatu hitAya" hitopadeza emanI satyapUta vANI dvArA sakaLaloka jagapAvanI gaMgAnI jema vahevaDAvyo che. gAMdhIjI paNa eka moTA saMta thaI gayA. saMtonI vANIne prabhAva uttarottara vadhato ja jAya che. tenI vANI upara zrI. maganabhAI, zrI, gopALadAsa, ane ezoe vedhaka prakAza pADayo che. phalaDa lAITa pheMkaryuM che. saMtavANInAM rahasyo, gUDhArtho, vANInAM preraNA ane baLa tamAma zAne arka, vedavedAMta, cha zArA ane jagatabharanuM tatvadarzana ane jJAna-vijJAna, anubhavAmRta tamAme tamAtane niceDa je saMtanI vANImAM bharapUra che. tene digdarzana emanI AgavI zailImAM udUSita karyuM che. buddha, kRSNa, mahAvIra, nAradanAM bhaktisUtro, gItA, upaniSado ane bhajana upara zo oLaghoLa thaI gayA che. gaNI gaNAya nahIM eTalI badhI bAbata upara nAyagrAnA pracaMDa prapAtanA vege temanI vANI vahe che.

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gopALadAsabhAI, ane maganabhAIe gAMdhIjI ane rajanIzajInA bhAvamAM raheluM saMva ane tava joyuM ane teno lAbha saMkSipta svarUpe gujerAtI janasamAjane Apyo che. rajanIzajInA graMthamAMthI "che saMtonI vANInI cha pustikAo ApI che. emAMthIye vaLI saMkSepa karIne vAnagI tarIke cAkhavA mATe, TesTa mATe, Acamana tarIke ahIM nAnaka, palaTu, malUka, dariyobhagata, dAdubhagata, kabIranI vANI rajU karI che.' TesTa karatAM cAkhatAM svAda jIbhe vaLage te pachI dharAIne jamavA mATe, tRpta thavA mATe gopALadAsanI cha pustikAo ane tethI AgaLa rajanIzajInA saMtasAhitya sudhI javA mATe ane saMtavANInI gaMgAthI paritRpta thavA mATe adhikasya adhikama phala' sudhI javA mATe nimaMtraNa. ane pachI te, tava sudhAtaH svAdIyaH salIlamAtRpti pibatAM janAnAmAnando parihasati nirvANa padavIm [ A lekamAM je satsaMga sukha che. te vaikuMThamAM kayAM che? zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane zraddhayazrI gopALadAsa paTelanuM saMpUrNa vADamaya ' keI utsAhI saMsthAe gujarAtane banatI tvarAe ApavuM joIze. prakAzaka saMsthA ane saMpAdakane umadA graMtha bheTa ApavA mATe abhinaMdana! dhanyavAda! gAMdhI ghara, devI paraSadarAya di. zAstrI tA. 14-1-2004

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4 akSara' khaLa [saMpAdakanuM nivedana ] gUjarAta vidyApIThanI sthApanA tA. 18-10-1920nA roja mahAtmA gAMdhIjIe karI. ane pote tenA AjIvana kulapati rahyA. temaNe sarakArI zALA-kaoNlejomAM bhaNatA vidyArthIone sarakArI zikSaNanA asahakAra karI vidyApIThamAM rASTrIya zikSaNa levA preNA ApI. seMkaDo tejasvI navajuvAne sarakArI zALA-kaoNlejone tyAga karIne vidyApIThamAM joDAyA. temAM zrI. maganabhAI desAI, zrI. gopALadAsa paTela, zrI. ThAkorabhAI desAI, zro. jIvaNajI desAI, zrI. pAMDuraMga dezapAMDe, zrI. cunIbhAI bAroTa, zrI. viThThaladAsa koThArI, maNibhAI bha. desAI vagere agresara hatA. te jamAneA AjhAdInI laDatanA hatA. eTale te samaya daramyAna prajAne puruSArtha badhAM kSetromAM addabhuta rIte pragaTa thatA hatA. tema ja sAhitya pravRtti paNa vizeSa upADa pAmI hatI; ane pahelAM na kheDAyelAM ke ochAM sparzAyelAM kSetramAM paNa vividha pustako prasiddha thavA lAgyAM hatAM. zrI. maganabhAI ane gopALadAsane, gAMdhIjInA sainiko tarIke, e arasAmAM prajAghaDataranI javAbadArI saheje uThAvavAnI thaI. e kArya kevaLa sAhityanI dRSTie nahIM paNa svastha sughaDa samAjajIvana ane khAsa karIne svarAjya mATe jhajhUmatI prajAnA puruSArthanI dRSTie, kema ke sAhitya, chevaTe jaIne joIe to, prajAjIvananuM ghaDatara karanAruM ' akSara' khaLa che,- karavAnuM hatuM. temaNe te kAma prathama divasathI ja zarU karyuM; ane te jIvananA aMta sudhI cAlu rAkhyuM hatuM. te viziSTa kAmanA mahimA kaheA ke sAhitya-vivecana-patrakAratva-kSetramAM paNa zrI. maganabhAI ane gopALadAsanI AgavI dRSTi kaheA--temanAM vivecane ApaNA vivecana sAhityamAM eka navI viveka-dRSTi rajU kare che; tema ja te kAmanA AkhA prajAkIya puruSArthanuM mUlyAMkana karI, tene yathAyeAgya deAravaNI 9

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paNa Ape che. temanI sAhitya-sevAmAM rASTranA svAtavya-merA upara jhujhI rahelA kAMti-sainika tarIke zikSaNa ane sAhitya kSetre e joradAra pravRtti karI rahyA hatA. eTale temanAM lakhANo vAMcatAM sAhitya pravAhanI sAthe prajAkIya jIvana ane puruSArthanA itihAsanI paNa samIkSA karatA eka anokho rasa mANavA maLe che. ethI temanuM A sAhitya e rIte eka viziSTa bhAta pADe che. tene lAbha AjanI yuvAna peDhIne maLe te hetuthI A graMthanuM saMpAdana karavAmAM AvyuM che. graMthanA saMpAdanamAM aneka mitroe premapUrvaka madada karI che, te saunA trahaNI chIe. tathA rAtarANI sAMskRtika TrasTe A pustaka prasiddha karI umadA kArya karyuM che. te mATe vAcaka tene traNa raheze. zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane zrI. gepALadAsa paTelanI aMtaranI IcchA gujarAtamAM (muMbaInI jI. TI. beDiMga jevI haoNsTela) "phrIDama phAITara haoNsTela kama lAyabrerI', 'mahAtmA gAMdhI memoriyala hola" tathA "gAMdhI vicAra adhyayana maMDaLa sthApavAnI hatI. parama kRpALu paramAtmAnI kRpAthI bhAratIya RSi DaoN. ema. ema. bhamagarAnA pavitra hasta gujarAtane bheTa maLe che te gujarAta mATe 'sanIya vA Dhina' - senAne divasa che. AzA che ke, gaye varSe prasiddha karela "gujarAtamAM vizva-sAhitya bhale padhAre!" graMthanI peThe A "zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane zrI. gopALadAsa paTelanI vADamaya sevAnI eka jhalaka' paNa AjanA gujarAtI vAcakavargane AvakArya thaI paDaze. A zubha kAryamAM madada karanAra saune abhinaMdana! 30-1-2004 putra che. paTela gAMdhI nirvANa dina

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anukramaNikA prakAzakanuM nivedana anaMtabhAI DI. paTela rU AvakAra paraSadarAya di. zAstrI 6 akSara baLa' putra che. paTela maganabhAI ane gopALadAsanI nirmaLa sAhitya-sevA kAkA kAlelakara satya mATe marI phITanArA balavaMtasiMha mAnavIomAM rAjavI samAM sI. sI. desAI talasparzI darzana DaoN. rAmamanohara lohiyA abhinaMdana aura AzIrvAda DaoN. rAjendraprasAda sarvodaya-premI vibhA bhAve maganabhAIne sarala anuvAda gAMdhIjI abhinaMdana zrI prakAza Adivacana gAMdhIjInuM-japajI gAMdhIjI gAMdhIjIne patra- zrI sukhamanI gAMdhIjI zrI. maganabhAI desAI kAkA kAlelakara zrI. maganabhAI prabhudAsa desAI balavaMtasiMha mAnavamAM rAjavI samA sI. sI. desAI kaoNleja-jIvanano paricaya jamiyatarAma paMDayA 15 vajathIya kaThora ane kusumathIya komaLa kaMcanalAla parIkha karmayogI nisvAthI sevaka DaoN. motIbhAI paTela zikSaNanuM mAdhyama, aMgrejI ane maganabhAI jhINAbhAI desAI eka anokhI vyakti baTubhAI desAI 33 AzramI jIvana jIvavAvALA babalabhAI mahetA 39 vidyApIThanA mahAmAtra zAMtilAla gAMdhI 41 maganabhAInA jIvananA vividha pAsAMo DaoN. maNibhAI desAI 51 alipta upAsaka prabhudAsa gAMdhI 26 - 20

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satyAgraha AzramanI zALAmAM mahilA AzrAmameM maganabhAI najIkathI raLiyAmaNeA DuMgara maganabhAInuM AzramI jIvana tene mATe mArA sadAya AzIrvAda che buddhiyogI zrI, maganabhAI rAjInAmuM eka du:khada hakIkata prakAzakIya nivedana 12 mAtRhastena bhAjanam- mAtRmukhena zikSaNam dagdha-vidagdha - vADa ma 'zuM-zAM cAra, teA 'yasa' maeNDama sADA traNa ! mA, mAzIne bahenapaNI aghyayanazIla ne karmaTha vidyApIThanA AjIvana sevaka spaSTavaktA . * jAhera saMsthA' samA saMsadIya jIvanajharamara saMbhAraNAM zI, maganabhAI desAInI vADamayasevA *ame emanA pahelA kheALAnA . ' gAMdhIyuganA jIvaMta keLavaNIkAra mIThAM saMbhAraNAM amAruM ahAbhAgya zrI. maganabhAI desAI - eka patrakAra rASTrapitAnuM nirvANa gAMdhI-sAhityanA svAdhyAya kara bhAratanA zirachatra snAtakone mArA aMtaranA AzIrvAda che bhAI jevA bhAI sva0 narasiMhabhAI IzvarabhAI paTela DaoNLa hariprasAda desAI DaoN. rAmacaMdra sAmaNa balavaMtasiMha maNibhAI bha. desAI chaganalAla joSI gAMdhIjI gopALadAsa paTela 6 99 39 88 93 95 98 99 99 pra. cu. vaidya 101 manubhAI paMcALI gokulabhAI bhaTTa 103 106 107 110 111 111 kusumAkara ' jozIpurA 114 umAzaMkara jozI 115 dinakara desAi 121 pu0 che paTela tArAbahena IzvarabhAI amIna kamubahena pu0 che0 paTela 123 127 127 130 jitendra ThA. desAI maganabhAI desAI 132 135 136 142 145 149 152 99 19 vinAbA bhAve rAvajIbhAI ma. paTela saMtabAlajI vaikuMThabhAI mahetA bhAgIlAla lAlA 99 39 99 $9 . 22 saradAra vallabhabhAI paTela maganabhAI desAI 13 "1 99 25 . 61 63 65 69 74 82 62

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maganabhAI desAI 155 156 159 160 164 165 167 168 170 172 173 174 17pa 176 210 desAIbhAI nAthAbhAI paTela mu. maNibhAIne zraddhAMjali zrI ramaNa maharSi pAMDIcerInA gIrAja gurudeva ravIndranAtha ThAkura dInabaMdhu enDrujha meDama monTesarI pro. heroDa lAskI jagatane mahAna vidUSaka [ jayorja barnADa zo) zrI. ThakkarabApA sAkSarazrI ramaNalAla desAI zrI. ba. ka. ThA, be sAkSaro [zrI. maNibhAI dvivedI, zrI. lAlazaMkara) zrI. subhASa bAbu kAyadeAjhama jhINA maulAnA sAheba DaoN. zyAmAprasAda mukarajI khATI drAkSa siMha ane uMdara gaMjIno kUtaro vAgha Avyo re vAgha! enDokilajha ane siMha viduranI bhAjI . viSTinuM saMbhASaNa zrIkRSNanuM duryodhanane saMbodhana suyuddhanA dhame yuddhanuM mULa kAraNa netA keNa banI zake? * vasuMdharAnAM vahAlAM davalAM" gujarAtanI asmitA' 177 182 185 186 187 188 189 191 192 194 198 201 203 205 207. 210

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213 217 lakSamAM rAkhavA jevI pAMca bAbato maganabhAI desAI motIbhAI amIna - jIvana ane kArya 214 bhUmiputra' 216 "kaDiyAne AvakAra manasvI loko jevI mArI gati che. 218 gAMdhIjInA barakaMdAjo 219 A pustaka haragija nirupayogI nahi bane hRge 220 ItihAse potAno cukAdo ApI dIdho che" AMdra meravAM 220 "AkhuM paeNrisa tallIna thaI gayuM che" paoNla yurikSa 220 badhe hyugo vyApI gayo che" seta java 220 gonI amara kRti - "le-mijherALya' maganabhAI desAI 221 zrI. gopALadAsane abhinaMdana ThAkorabhAI desAI 222 pAvanakArI vizvamAnya navalakathAo umAzaMkara jozI 223 gujarAtI bhASAnI sAcI khumArI jhINAbhAI desAI 223 puNayane vepAra jasTIsa ema. pI. Thakkara 224 satya mATeno talasATa phiroja kA. dAvara 225 sarva dezakALa mATe upayogI nyAyamUrti esa.TI. desAI 225 lokazAhInA agraNI upAsako nyAyamUrti zelata 225 rASTrane nirmaLa rAkhavAnuM kArya vAsudeva mahetA 226 rASTrane mArgadarzana DaoN. eca. eca. desAI 226 vizvanA sAhitya-samrATonI gu.mAM padharAmaNI esa. Ara. bhaTTa 226 badhabhASA te mAtRbhASA ja bihArIlAla zAha 227 sAcA bolA ane AkhA belA dinazA paTela 227 mArA moTA bhAI ThAkorabhAI paTela 227 gAMdhIjInA sipAIo DaoN. vihArI paTela 228 amArA zirachatrA yogInI paTela 228 umadA sAhitya sevA Do. ema. ema. bhamagarA 228 dhaja pharakayA karaze mukulabhAI kalArthI 229 sAcA saMnyAsIo viThThaladAsa koThArI 229 pustakomAM jharI gayA che goviMdabhAI rAvala 229 hara rUThe kahAM jAnA? girirAja kizora 229 mArA bIjA pitA jitendra desAI 229 www.jainelibrary prg

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gatika bhavyatA dhIrubhAI ma. desAI 230 adhUrAM kAmo uSAbahena dezapAMDe 230 suMdara kAmagIrI jayaMtIbhAI bhI. zAha 230 jJAna yajJane AzIrvAda jasTIsa DI. vI. paTela 230 moTe upakAra zaMkaralAla baeNnkara 230 aNamola ratno ke. kA. zAstrI 231 vizvanA sAhitya-samrATanI prasAdI navalabhAI zAha 231 gAMdhIvAdI rASTrIya keLavaNIkAra DaoN. suzIlA nayyara 231 gujarAtamAM kaI mA nahi pAke? kalyANajIbhAI mahetA 232 zrI maskeTiyarsa'ne yAda rAkhe ThAkarabhAI ma. desAI 239 DamAnI vArtAo caTako kema lagADI jAya che? maganabhAI desAI 240 garIbInuM rAmAyaNa kamubahena 50 choka paTela 241 be nirmaLa sAhitya sevaka | DaoN. pradIpa bI. trivedI 244 AzA ane dhIraja - nalinakAta paTela 245 kAunTa oNpha menTekrisTa 248 premazauryanA rAhe yAne zrI maskeTiyarsa - 1-2 kamubahena pu. cho. paTela 249 oNlivara TrisTa , , , 251 nAInTI zrI nalinakAMta puru paTela 253 daivI zaktinA upAsake maNibhAI bha. desAI ra1pa daridranArAyaNamAM zakti pragaTAvavAnuM kArya vajubhAI zAha 255 carotaranA dharatIputra niraMjana gheLakiyA 256 zrI yogavAsiSTha" maganabhAI desAI 256 'hiMdustAnanI garIbAI' 'sarvodayanI jIvanakalA" 260 "gautama buddha 261 "yogazAsa" 261 'sarvodayanI keLavaNI' mahAvIra kathA' 264. vera ane avicAra' 265 gopALakAkAne jevA me joyA-jANyA bhegIbhAI paTela 266 pUjya dAdAjInI mIThI yAdo udaya paTela 270 kAkAjI - sasarA - vaDIla mitra pogInI vi. paTela 273 259 263

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dhArmika- AdhyAtmika sAhitya-kSetre gopALadAsanuM pradAna ma. je. paTela 277 zrI. gopALadAsanI sAhityasevAnI eka jhalaka caMdrakAMta upAdhyAya 279 be jJAnI bhaktonI pratibhA bI. ke. senArA 285 gAMdhIyuganA nIDara patrakAro varadhIbhAI Thakkara 290 gopALadAsanI sAhityasAdhanA jIvaNalAla jI. zAha 291 gopALadAsanI graMthAlaya-sevA dazarathalAla zAha 297 AtmAthI gopALadAsa paTela Do. araviMda je. bhaTTa 299 gopALadAsane ghaTanA krama 331 vaMzavRkSa 334 saMdarbha sUci 335 gopALadAsanI vividha sAhitya-sevA darasanasiMga zIkha 336 be puNyAtmAone vaMdanA guNavaMta desAI 342 saMtanI vANInuM sarovara paraSadarAya di. zAstrI 343 bAbA malUkadAsanI vANI 348 dAdU bhagatanI vANI 353 dariyA bhagatanI vANI 361 saMta palaTUdAsanI vANI guru nAnakanI vANI 372 eka patra gopALadAsa paTela 380 koTI koTI vaMdana ! kamubahena puche cho0 paTela 382 365

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zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane zrI gopALadAsa paTelanI vADmaya sevAnI eka jhalaka suivarNa jayaMtI mahotsavanya) tA. 1-2-2004 khaMDa 1 zrI. maganabhAI desAInI vADamaya sevA zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane zrI. gopALadAsa paTela mArA junA sAthIo - cheA baMne sAthIoe gAMdhIjInI preraNAthI ApaNuM rASTranI ane gujarAtI sAhitenI kImatI sevA bajAvI che. temanA lekhanane saMgraha bahAra pADavA atyaMta jarUrI che. e AkhuM sAhitya ekI sAthe jovAthI ja maganabhAI ane gopALadAsanI nimala sevA ane pratibhA paricaya AjanI navI peDhIne thaze." tA. 11-10-195e kAkAsAheba kAlelakara - ''A pahelA aDamAM zrI maganabhAI desAInI vAmaya sevA ane temanuM Iija kayA tANAvANAnuM vaNAyeluM che tene A paricaya ApatAM lakhANe abhinaMdana graMthamAMthI TUMkAvIne ApyAM che. tathA bIjA khaMDamAM zrI gopALadAsa paTelanI vADamaya sevA ane keTalAMka samaraNAtmaka lakhANenI eka jhalaka che.]

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satya mATe marI phITanArA zrI. maganabhAI desAInI buddhine gAMdhIjI paNa pramANatA. te ghakkA AzramavAsI so hatA ja, gUjarAta vidyApITha ane gujarAta yunivarsiTInA uttama sevA temaNe karI. teo sAdhaka, rASTrIya keLavaNIkAra rASTavaktA, satya mATe marI phITanArA sAthA vIra puruSa hatA. je kaMI emane sAcuM lAgyuM te pragaTa karavAmAM te kadI acakAyA nathI. vidyApIThanA te AjIvana sabhya hatA. paraMtu jayAre vidyApIThanA sAthIo sAthe emano matabheda thayA ane emane ; lAgyuM ke sAthIo emanI sAthe nyAyI zake nathI varyA, tyAre temaNe taNakhalAnI peTe vidyApIThane tyAga karyo. te eTalA bhAvanAzIla hatA ke sAthIonA ayogya vatI emanA majabUta dilane paNa vadhI nAkhyuM." gAMdhIjInA AzramanA aMtevAsI] - balavaMtasiMha mAnemAM rAjavI samA "zrI. maganabhAI desAI gujarAta yunivarsiTInA vAisa-cAnselaranuM gauravavanuM pada zobhAvI rahyA che. mahAtmA gAMdhInA jIvanamArga pratyenI niSThAno lAbha gujarAtanA lokone ane temanA dvArA bhAratanA tathA vizvanA lokone ApatA rahe che. maganabhAI, Ama mAnavAmAM rAjavI sabhA [Prince amongst man] virAje che; athavA kahe ke, AjanA bhautika jamAnAmAM ApaNI janI kalpanAnA "braSi-samA che." maganalAInA bacapaNanA mitra] - sI. sI. desAI talasparzI darzana gujarAta yunivarsiTIe aMgrejI haThAvIne aMgrejI mAdhdhane badale gujarAtI mAdhyama apanAvIne dezamAM eka anokhuM kArya karyuM che. A yunivasiTI para ekale hAthe gujarAtI mAdhyamanI saphaLatApUrvaka chApa mAravAnuM mAna zrI. maganabhAI desAIne phALe jAya che. zrI maganabhAI desAI svataMtra vicAraka ane rASTrIya keLavaNIkAra che. "agrejI haTAvo' e bAbatanuM emanuM darzana gAMdhIjInI tole AvI zake evuM UMDa talasparzI che." - neharahiyA

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abhinaMdana aura AzIrvAda __ maiM zrI maganabhAI desAI ko unakI 61 vI janma-jayaMtI ke avasara para apanA abhinaMdana aura AzIrvAda mejatA huuN| aura dezakI sevAmeM satata samarpita rahaneke liye tathA khAsa karake mahAtmA gAMdhIjI ke upadezoMke pracArake liye unake dIrgha jIvanakI kAmanA karatA huuN| tA.10-10-59 rAjendra prasAda sarvodaya-premI zrI. maganabhAI desAIne jo vividha prakArakI sevA sarvodayakI kI hai, vaha kaunasA sarvodaya-premI nahIM jAnatA ? gAMdhIjI ke batAye hue mArga para, lekina apanI svataMtra buddhise socakara, calanevAle inegine logoMmeM maganabhAIkI ginatI hai| paramezvara unheM pUrNa Ayu de aura unakI nirmala hRdayase kI huI sevAkA lAbha janatAko milatA rahe yahI merI kAmanA / a nila 5 ani //

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maganabhAIne sarala anuvAda zIkha saMpradAyanuM mULa pustaka vasAheba che. 'japa' e saMpradAyanA praNetA guru nAnakasAhebanI vANI che. eTale tene pazciya ApaNe badhAe karavA ghaTe che. maganabhAIne sarala anuvAda gujarAtIone sAru A paricaya sulabha karI mUke che. mArI AzA che ke sau te lAbha uThAvaze. al. 22-3-28 mehanadAsa karamacaMda gAMdhI tamAre abhyAsa mane bahu gamyo che ""sukhamanI ne tamArA abhyAsa mane bahu game che. anuvAda sarasa ne bhI cha." samA- tA. 11-11-36 bApunA AzIrvAda - abhinaMdana muMbaI gavarnarsa kaiMpa, 1 agasta, 1959 "... zrI. maganabhAIjI kilane hI varSoMse lagAtAra gUjarAta vidyApIThakI sevA kara rahe hai / usakI unnati aura prasArameM unakA bahuta bar3A hAtha rahA hai|" "...zrI. maganabhAIjIke Upara isa samaya gujarAta vizva-vidyAlayake upa-kulapatikA bhI bhAra DAlA gayA hai / isako unhoMne uThAkara hama sabakA bar3A upakAra kiyA hai| unakA to sArA jIvana sArvajanika kAryo meM hI bItA aura unhoMne sadA hI kaThinase kaThina kArya karanekA nimaMtraNa saharSa svIkAra kiyA / " prApamA

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zrI jayajI [guru nAnakadeva kRta] saMpAdakaH maganabhAI desAI ki. 4-00 [Adivacana: gAMdhIjInuM] je dezanI sevA karavA icche che, jeo Izvarane oLakhavA icche che, je hiMdustAnanA karoDonuM aikya sAdhavA icche che, teo mAtra pitAnA ja dharmane kaMIka abhyAsa karIne saMtoSa vALI besI zakatA nathI. teoe hiMdustAnamAM cAlatA dharmo ne saMpradAyanAM mULatAvo te te dharma ke saMpradAyanA anuyAyInI daSTie samajavAM joIe evI mArI mAnyatA che. A kAma te te dharmapustako vAMcyA vinA na ja thaI zake e dekhItuM che. zIkha saMpradAyanuM mULa pustaka graMthasAheba che. "japajI" e saMpradAyanA praNetA guru nAnakasAhebanI vANI che. eTale tene paricaya ApaNe badhAe karavo ghaTe che. maganabhAIne sarala anuvAda gujarAtIone sAru A paricaya sulabha karI mUke che. mArI AzA che ke sahu te lAbha uThAvaze. tA. 22-3-28 mohanadAsa karamacaMda gAMdhI japajI' zIkha lokonA guru graMthane sarvottama mahattavane bhAga che. graMthasAhebamAM te AdimAM che, eTaluM ja nahi, tenuM mULa ne sattAvAra rahasya batAvavAmAM paNa "japanuM sthAna sarvottama ane prathama gaNAya che. zIkha dharmanAM mULa tatte AmAM AvI jAya, ema zraddhALu zIkha samaje che. tethI ene teo "guru maMtra' paNa kahe che; ane dareka zIkha roja savAre ene vidhipUrvaka pATha kare che. gurU nAnakane upadeza koI khAsa kema ke yuga mATe nathI. emAM baMdhAyeluM satya manuSyamAtra mATe che. sAthe dharma e rASTranirmANa karanAra mahAna prajAkIya baLa che ane enuM phaLa sArvajanika lokasaMgraha che, e Ama karIne guru nAnake puravAra karI batAvyuM hatuM. mULa pATha, zabdArtha, gadya anuvAda ane vivaraNa sahita.

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ki', 5-00 zrI sukhamanI [paMcama zIkhaguru zrI arjunadeva kRta] saMpAdakaH maganabhAI desAI [gAMdhIjIne patra] ci0 maganabhAI, suyoge jIvaNajI, huM nIkaLe tyAre ja mArA hAthamAM tamAruM sukhamanI", kAkAnuM "jIvanano AnaMda" mUkyAM. "sukhamanI" e mane Mya te kheo ja. aSTapadIo sivAyanuM badhuM pUruM karI A lakhI rahyo chuM. aSTapadI paNa zarU to karI ja che.... anuvAda sarasa ne mITho che. ... tamane samaya hoya ne tame vAMcI zake, te tamAre zIkha ItihAsa lakhI nAkhavo joIe. tene sAru tamAre ghaNuM sAhitya vAMcavuM paDe tema che; zIkhAmAM pharavuM joIe; khAlasA kaoNlejanI lAIbrerI gUMthavI joIe; sara jegendara siMgane maLavuM joIe. e jabaro lekhaka che, e jANatA haze. sAro itihAsa lakha nAnakaDuM kAma nathI. paNa "sukhamanI"ne tamAre abhyAsa mane bahu game che. tamane emAM rasa che ema jouM chuM, eTale kadAca A kAma tame karI zake. uparacoTiyA pustakathI mane saMtoSa nahIM thAya. kadAca tamAruM varSo lagInuM kAma nimita thayuM hoya? to "svadharme nidhana zreya'. segAMva-vardhA bApunA AzIrvAda 11-11'36 zrI. maganabhAI prabhudAsa desAIe gujarAtane caraNe mahAmUlA dharmasAhityanI je vividha bheTa dharI che, temAM zIkha dharmanI jANItI ane mAnItI kRtio "japajI" ane "sukhamanI" e benuM saMpAdana khAsa ullekhanIya che. cAturveda sanAtana hiMdu dharmanA cAra mukhya pravAha: brAhmaNa, jaina, bauddha ane (teramA saikA bAda khAsa pragaTela) saMta-dharma. saMtadharmane eka strota te zIkhadharma che.

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zrI. maganabhAI adhyApaka TI. ela. vAsavANI jaNAve che, ""sukhamanImAM guru ane pitAne aMtarAtmA ThAlavyo che. temanAM pade parama vizvAtmAne - mAnavasRSTinA parama aikyane- kavi hRdaye arpelI aMjalIrUpa che...sukhamanI" zabdano artha mananI zAMti athavA prasannatA thAya che. tethI tene huM "zAMtiprasannatAnI gAthA' kahuM chuM.... aneka vAra mane lAgyuM che ke, "bhagavadgItA' ane "sukhamanI" e be evA pustako che ke, jemane dareka hindI yuvAne avazya jANavAM joIe." sukhamanI ' zabdano artha bhAvuka zIkho "sukhane maNi' kahe che. pArasamaNine aDavAthI jema loDhuM paNa suvarNa banI jAya, tema A "sukhamanI" rUpI maNine sparzatAM - sevatAM ja, kharekhara, mana prasannatAnA agAdha sAgaramAM taraboLa thaI jAya che. mULa pATha, zabdArtha, gadya anuvAda ane vivaraNa sAthe. zrI. maganabhAI desAI "laDAI calAvavI hoya te dArUgeLAnuM kArakhAnuM joramAM cAlavuM ja joIe. ApaNI laDatamAM gAMdhIjInA vicAro, prajAnI rAjadvArI keLavaNI, satyAgrahanA taMtranI samaja - A badhAnuM sAhitya e ja ApaNe dArUgaLe che. enuM kArakhAnuM dhamadhokAra calAvanAra joIe ja.' e kAma maganabhAIne sepavAmAM AvyuM. gAMdhI-sAhityamAMthI eka eka viSayanA lekhe ekatra karI enI copaDIo bahAra pADavAnuM kAma maganabhAIe uttama rIte karyuM. svarAjanI laDatane aMgene e emane kImatI phALo hato. vidyApIThanI sarvorI parIkSA mATe emaNe eka nibaMdha lakhyo. e vAMcI mArI khAtarI thaI ke paMDitanI upAdhi mATe maganabhAI badhI rIte yogya che. gujarAte paNa joyuM ke gAMdhI-paraMparAmAM eka sarvadezI kAryakartA ApaNane maLyo che. vidyArthIone doravAmAM, sAmAjika ane keLavaNI viSayaka kSetramAM gujarAtanuM dizAdarzana karavAmAM, gujarAtI bhASAne kImatI sAhitya ApavAmAM ane rAjadvArI paristhitinuM pRthakkaraNa karavAmAM, maganabhAInI dareka jAtanI zakti khIlI. zrI. kizoralAlabhAI pachI gAMdhIjInAM chApAM calAvavAne bhAra maganabhAIne mAthe Avyo te paNa temaNe pUrI bAhozIthI upADyo.

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eka jhalaka jyAM matabheda thAya tyAM potAne abhiprAya bhArapUrvaka rajU karavo ane chatAM vyakita saMbaMdha vize pitAnA manamAM kaDavAza AvavA na devI, e maganabhAInI vizeSa sAdhanA che. rASTrIya zikSaNanA kSetramAM gujarAte gAMdhIjInA vicAre je zraddhAthI jhIlyA che, teno vicAra karatAM, gujarAta yunivarsiTInA kulanAyaka (vAIsacAnselara)nuM pada maganabhAIne maLyuM e badhI rIte yogya ja thayuM. e sthAna para AvyA pachI paNa maganabhAI te e ne e ja virakata AzramavAsI rahyA che. paNa emanI e virakti potAnA jIvana pUratI ja che. nehI saMbaMdhIonA e premALa hitakartA ane murabbI che. bALakone emanI pAsethI je vAtsalya maLe che te jotAM manamAM e bALakonI adekhAI ja Upaje. gAMdhIjInA gayA pachI jAherajIvananAM mUlyo ghaNAM zithila thayAM che. eve vakhate loko vacce rahIne potAnA jIvanathI ane potAnA prabhAvathI naitika mUlyo TakAvavAno prayatna karatA maganabhAI viSe darekanA manamAM Adara utpanna thavo joIe. emanA sAthI oe ane vidyArthIoe potAnI kRtajJatA vyakta karavAnI ane pitAno AnaMda pragaTa karavAnI A taka meLavI che, e badhI rIte ucita ja che. atyAra sudhI emaNe je lekho dvArA gujarAtI sAhityanI sevA karI che, te lekhanano saMgraha A tabakake bahAra pADavo atyaMta jarUrI che. e AkhuM sAhitya ekatra jovAthI ja maganabhAInI vividha dizAe khIlelI pratibhA paricaya AjanI peDhIne thaze. maganabhAIne ApaNe "udaMDa' Ayurogya icchIe. ane emanI pAsethI vadhu ne vadhu ujajavaLa sevAnI apekSA rAkhIe. abhinaMdana graMtha 'mAMthI TUMkAvIne] kAkAsAheba kAlelakara

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zrI. maganabhAI prabhudAsa desAI [zrI. balavaMtasiMhajI, sAbaramatI Azrama tathA sevAgrAma AzramamAM, 17-18 varSa sudhI, gAMdhIjInA eka nikaTatama aMtevAsI tarIke rahyA hatA. tenA phalasvarUpa temane "vAhUchI chAyA" nAmanuM suMdara pustaka lakhyuM che, je 1957 mAM navajIvana prakAzana maMdira taraphathI prakAzita thayuM hatuM. pachI e lAMbA AzrAmavAsa daramyAna te je je AzramavAsIonA paricayamAM AvyA hatA, evA 145 jaNanAM rekhAcitro temaNe lakhyAM che, je "vApUzramaparivAra" nAme navajIvana prakAzana saMsthAe ja 1972 nA aMtabhAgamAM prakAzita karyA che. te rekhAcitro bhAvi peDhIone preraNA Ape tevAM che. temAMthI zrI. maganabhAI desAInuM rekhAcitra navajIvana TrasTanA saujanyathI ahIM utAryuM che. te mATe lekhaka ane prakAzaka saMsthAnA AbhArI chIe.] putra che. paTela jayAre huM 1931 mAM (satyAgraha AzramamAM rahevA Avyo tyAre, maganabhAI gUjarAta vidyApIThamAM rahevA gayA) hatA. mAro paricaya te temanI sAthe tyArathI ja te; paraMtu bApujI (satyAgrahAzrama choDI) vardhA rahevA cAlyA gayA tyAre 1935 mAM temaNe maganabhAIne vadhunA mahilAzramanI javAbadArI soMpavA bolAvyA ane temane AcArya banAvI tenI javAbadArI soMpI. te arasAmAM maganabhAI vAraMvAra bApujInI sAthe potAnA kAmakAja aMge carcA vicAraNA karavA AvyA karatA hatA. eTale mAro emanI sAtheno paricaya adhika vadhato gayo ane te eTalI hada sudhI vadhyo ke jyAre jyAre amadAvAda javAne prasaMga AvatA, tyAre mAruM UtaravAnuM nizcita sthAna maganabhAInuM ghara ja banI gayuM. emane prema to hato ja. paraMtu emanAM dharma patI DAhIbahenane to emanA karatAM paNa adhika sneha mArA upara hato. te mane mAnI peThe premathI bhojana karAvatAM. mArI eka Adata ja banI gaI hatI ke, je gharanI gRhiNI sAthe paricaya na hoya ane ene hAIka sneha na dekhuM, e gharamAM huM kadI paNa na Utarate. ane kadAca bhUlathI cAlya

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eka jhalaka jAuM, te paNa tarata bhAgI nIkaLa. zrI. DAhIbahene mane evuM kadI lAgavA dIdhuM nathI ke emanuM ghara mAruM nathI. khUbInI vAta to e hatI ke, emane pahelethI mArA AvavAnI khabara ApI hoya, evuM mane yAda ja nathI AvatuM. zrI. maganabhAInA ane mArA vicAra bilakula maLatA AvatA hatA. jyAre ame koI bAbatanI carcA-vicAraNA karavA lAgatA, tyAre evuM lAgatuM ke je vicAra emanA che te ja vicAra jANe mArA manamAM paNa pahelethI hatA. emane paNa ema ja lAgatuM ke jANe ame lageTiyA mitro ja heIe. joke, te meTA vidvAna hatA ane mArAthI paNa ghaNA vadhAre bApujInA saMparkamAM AvyA hatA; te jUnA AzramavAsI hatA tathA anubhave ghaDAyelA mANasa hatA. tyAre huM te abhaNa mANasa hato, ane anubhavanI bAbatamAM te emanI sAthe mArI sarakhAmaNI karavAno savAla ja na hatuM. te paNa ame carcA vakhate eTalA ekarUpa thaI jatA ke koNa nAne ne koNa moTo, ene khyAla ja amane raheto nahIM. amArI vAtacIta bIjuM kaMI sAMbhaLatuM hoya, to ene paNa evo ja goTALo thAya. e maganabhAInA premI svabhAvano ane emanI samadaSTino ja pratApa hate. maganabhAIe aneka pustako lakhyAM che. bApujI paNa emanI buddhine pramANatA. te pakkA AzramavAsI to hatA ja. vaLI te gUjarAta vidyApIThanA AcArya banyA, mahilAzramanA AcArya banyA, gujarAta yunivarsiTInA upakulapati paNa banyA. AzramamAM paNa emaNe zikSakanuM ja kAma karyuM hatuM. 50 kizoralAlabhAI pachI "harijana" patronuM saMpAdana paNa temaNe karyuM. pachIthI satyAgraha' nAmanuM sAptAhika calAvyuM. e badhAM kAmomAM emanI prakhara buddhimattA ghUghavatI javALAnI peThe camakI UThI hatI. paraMtu sauthI mahatvanI vAta emanA jIvananI hatI - emanI AdhyAtmika sAdhanAnI. paMDita sukhalAlajIe kahelI vAta huM kadI bhUlI zakato nathI. 1938nI haripurA koMgresa vakhate emaNe kAzI vizvavidyAlayanA eka prophesarano paricaya karAvatAM mane kahyuM hatuM : "juo balavaMtasiMhajI, Amano paricaya jo huM ema kahIne karAvuM ke e ATalA moTA vidvAna che, emanI pAse ATaATalI DigrI che, emanI pAse ATalA paisA ke bIjuM koI bAhya sAdhana che, to e badhuM te eka guMDA pAse paNa hoI zake. emane kharo paricaya eTalo ja che ke, e eka sajajana puruSa che ane mArA mitra che. kAzI vizvayidyAlavamAM bhaNAvavAnuM kAma kare che."

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zrI maganabhAI desAI 11 paMDitajIe pAtAnI A lAkSaNika bhASAmAM mANasanI sAcI vyAkhyA ApI dIdhI hatI. paMDitajI jaina dharmazAstranA ane mAnava-dharmazAstranA paMDita ja nathI; e anusAra emanuM peAtAnuM jIvana paNa che. emaNe ApeluM e dRSTAMta mAre mATe te vedamaMtra ja banI gayA che. e uparathI huM paNa kahI zakuM chuM ke, zrI. maganabhAI sAcA AzramavAsI, sAdhaka, spaSTavaktA, satya mATe marI phITanArA sAcA vIra puruSa hatA. je kaMI emane sAcuM lAgyuM te pragaTa karavAmAM te kadI acakAyA nathI, vidyApIThanA te AjIvana sabhya hatA. paraMtu jyAre vidyApIThanA sAthIeka sAthe emanA matabheda thayA ane emane lAgyuM ke sAthI emanI sAthe nyAyI rIte nathI vartyA, tyAre temaNe taNakhalAnI peThe vidyApIThane tyAga karyo. te eTalA bhAvanAzIla hatA ke sAthIonA ayogya vartAve emanA majabUta dilane paNa vIMdhI nAkhyuM, huM mAnuM chuM ke emanuM akALa mRtyu (tA. 1-2-'69) paNa sAthIonA kaDavA vyavahArane kAraNe ja thayuM haze; nahIM to emanuM zarIra 100-125 varSa cAle evuM svastha, saMyamI ane sugaThita hatuM. mArAthI te te 6 mahinA ane 28 divasa nAnA hatA, te paNa mArAthI pahelAM ja cAlyA gayA. emanA mRtyunuM mane evuM du:kha lAgyuM jANe mAro sagA bhAI cAlyA gayA. Aja jyAre zrI. DAhIbahenane jhAMkhA paDelA caherA huM jouM chuM, tyAre mane jUnA divaseA yAda AvI bhAre du:kha thAya che. paraMtu prabhunI lIlAmAM kANa Dakhala karI zake che? maganabhAIe jIvanaparyaMta bApujInA vicArone je tejasvitA tathA spaSTatAthI prajA AgaLa rajU karyA hatA, te prakAranI spaSTatA ane tejasvitA maLavI durlabha che. te gayA. badhAne paNa javAnuM che. paraMtu bIjA janmamAM paNa maganabhAI jevA mitra maLe, evI prabhu pAse prArthanA che. te jarUra bApujI pAse ja pahoMcyA haze. -- alava siMha

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mAnavAmAM rAjavI samA maganabhAI sAthe mAro saMbaMdha, ame baMne cAreka varSanA hatA ane amArA vatana naDiyAdanI nAnI zI prAthamika zALAmAM bhaNatA hatA tyArane che. temanA ane mArA pitAzrI baMne ghaNA nikaTanA mitro hatA. roja ekabIjAne maLyA vinA temane cAle ja nahIM. naDiyAda myunisipAliTImAM bane 25 rUpiyAnA moTA daramAyAthI sAthe karI karatA! svAbhAvika rIte e ja saMbaMdha baMne kuTuMbomAM paNa Utaryo. zALAnAM zarUAtanAM thoDAM varSo, ema baMne sAthe ja bhaNyA. amArI vacce rasAkasI cAlyA karatI. koI vAra e AgaLa thAya, to koI vAra huM; paNa ghaNI vAra e ja AgaLa hoya. paraMtu thoDA vakhatamAM ja te karamasada gayA, tyAM temaNe eka dhAraNa kudAvI lIdhuM. eTale jyAre te pAchA naDiyAda AvyA, tyAre huM temanAthI eka dhoraNa pAchaLa paDI gayuM. A vastusthiti 1917 sudhI cAlu rahI. te varase te maeNTrikanI parIkSAmAM besavAnA hatA, ane huM te samayanA aMgrejI chaThThA dhoraNamAM ja aTavAta hatuM. ame baMne potapotAnA vargamAM prathama hatA; amArA be vacce harIphAIne prazna ja na hato. te samaye yunivarsiTIne e niyama hatuM ke, meTrikanI parIkSA pAsa karIne kaoNlejamAM dAkhala thatA pahelAM umedavAra soLa varSano thayo hovo joIe. maganabhAI maeNTrikanI parIkSAmAM besavAnA hatA tyAre temanI uMmara barAbara soLa varSanI thatI hatI, paraMtu huM jo cAlu krame ja maeNTrikamAM AvuM, te mArI umara sattara varSanI thAya. e vastu mane asahya thaI paDI; ane meM niradhAra karyo ke, game te thAya, mATe prayatna karIne maganabhAInI sAthe ja maeNTrikanI parIkSA pasAra karavI. hAIskUlanI parIkSAne eka ja mahino bAkI hato, ane amArA heDamAstare, mArA hitane khyAla karIne, mane eka varSa thebhI javAnI salAha ApI; jethI huM pahelo naMbara na gumAvuM tathA yunivarsiTInI parIkSAmAM naDiyAdanA vidyArthIomAM prathama AvanAra vidyArthIne maLatI "bhAusAheba desAI kaoNlarazipa' khAI na besuM. e skaoNlarazipa meLavavAnI naDiyAdanA sau vidyArthIone mahecchA rahetI.

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mAnavAmAM rAjavI samA 13 mane naMbara ke skaoNlarazipa meLavavA karatAM eka varSa bacAvavAnI vadhAre paDI hatI; ane tethI chevaTe mahAmahenate priliminarI athavA phaoNrma bharavA mATenI parIkSAmAM mane besavAnI taka ApavA mATe meM heDamAstarane samajAvyA. te vakhate maganabhAI potAnA vargamAM binaharIpha sthiti bhAgavatA hatA; ane huM eka varSa kudAvIne temanI binaharIpha sthitine koI paNa rIte jokhamamAM mUkI zakuM, evA koIne svapneya khyAla na hatA. jyAre priliminarI parIkSA pUrI thaI ane pariNAme| bahAra paDayAM, tyAre mAro naMbara eTalA AgaLa hatA ke, AgAmI maeNTrikanI parIkSAmAM mane besavAnI paravAnagI na ApavAne savAla ja na rahyo. maganabhAIne paNa temanI binaharIpha sthitine kAMI paDakAra thavA jevuM lAgyuM; ane tethI karIne amadAvAda kendramAM parIkSA ApavA gayA tyAM sudhI ame baMnee sakhata mahenana karI. jyAre maeNTrikanuM pariNAma bahAra paDayuM, tyAre huM naDiyAdamAMthI prathama Avyo ane maganabhAI bIje naMbare AvyA; AkhI muMbaI yunivarsiTImAM huM bIje naMbare hatA ane maganabhAI trIje naMbare hatA. amArA be vaccenA mArkamAM, mane yAda che tyAM sudhI, cArekanA taphAvata hateA. A badhI harIphAI ane rasAkasI cAlatI hatI teAya amArA be vaccene saMbaMdha tA amArA baMnenA pitAzrI vacce tayA kuTuMbo vacce cAlyA AvatA hatA tevo ja mITho, ghaniSTha ane atUTa rahyo. ame baMne muMbaImAM paNa eNlphinsTana kaoNlejamAM joDAyA. tyAM prathama varSamAM paNa ame amArA naMbara jALavI rAkhyA, phera mAtra eTalA ja paDayo ke, maeNTrikanI parIkSAmAM prathama AvanAra zrI. zaMkara vAmana dezapAMDe, je amArI sAthe eNlphinsTana kaoNlejamAM ja hatA, te amArA be karatAM pAchaLa paDI gayA. inTaranI parIkSA pachI amArA benA rAha judA thaI gayA. huM AI. sI. esa.nA abhyAsa karavA IMgleMDa gayA; ane maganabhAIe AgaLa jatAM asahakAranI caLavaLanAM jhaMpalAvyuM, tathA pachI te gUjarAta vidyApIThamAM dAkhala thayA. zarUnA divaseAmAM jema te mane zALAmAM pAchaLa pADI detA, tema amArA jIvananA AkharI tabakkAmAM, vartuLa jANe pUruM thavA AvyuM che tyAre paNa, te mArAthI AgaLa jaI rahyA che, te joIne huM anahada AnaMda tema ja garva anubhavuM chuM. A saghaLA samaya daramyAna, ame gADha mitrau rahyA chIe; vastutAe mitro karatAM bhAI jevA vadhu chIe. jyAre jyAre amane baMne ekabIjAne maLavAnA ke patravyavahAra karavAne prasaMga maLyA che, tyAre

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eka jhalaka amArA AnaMdane pAra rahyo nathI. Ama jIvanabhara cAlelI tIvra harIphAI chatAM, AvI daDha mitratAnA dAkhalA javalle ja jovA maLe. pariNAme temanI sAtheno mAro saMbaMdha mArA jIvananI puNyasmRtirUpa ja banI gayo che. tethI karIne, jyAre meM jANyuM ke, temane 61 janmadina amadAvAdamAM UjavanAra che, tyAre mane anahada AnaMda thaze. amadAvAda te temanAM jIvanabharanAM ajJAtavAsa ane vikhyAti, sAdhanA ane svArpaNa, sAdAI ane sevAkAryanuM kendravartI dhAma rahyuM che, tathA tyAM ja have te gujarAta yunivarsiTInA vAIsa-cAnselaranuM gauravavaMtu pada zobhAvI rahyA che. huM so mitro sAthe A suavasaranI ujavaNImAM sAmela thAuM chuM ane sarvazaktimAna paramAtmAne prArthanA karuM chuM ke, maganabhAI ApaNA saunI vacce dIrdhAyu banIne rahe ane pitAnI paripakavatA, anubhava, jJAna tema ja gAMdhIjInA jIvanamArga pratyenI niSThAne lAbha gujarAtanA lokone ane temanI dvArA bhAratanA tathA vizvanA lokone ApatA rahe. alabatta, keLavaNInuM mAdhyama, athavA atyAranA saMjogomAM aMgrejInA sthAna vagere bAbato aMge te makkama vicAro dharAve che, ane te to temanI hamezanI khAsiyata ja che. paraMtu, te bIjA lokonA abhiprAyonI avagaNanA karatA nathI ke te temanA pratye durlakSa batAvatA natha; chatA sAthe sAthe ja satI kapriyatA meLavavA potAnA vicArone seda paNa karatA nathI ke koInA dabANane vaza thatA nathI. maganabhAI evA virala manuSyomAMnA eka che ke je pote mAnatA hoya te ja kahe che, ane je kahetA hoya te ja mAnatA hoya che. ApaNA lokomAM e jAtanA cAritrayanI UNapa ApaNane ghaNI vAra lAgyA vinA rahetI nathI; evuM cAritraya bahu ochA lokomAM hoya che. maganabhAI, Ama mAnavAmAM rAjavI samA (Prince amongst men) virAje che; athavA kahe ke, AjanA jamAnAmAM ApaNI janI kalpanAnA "kali'-samA che. dekhAvamAM te te sukalakaDI ane takavAdI jevA lAge che, paraMtu temane barobara oLakhavA mATe te tamAre temane saheja chaMcheDavAnI ja jarUra che. te tamane dekhAze ke aMdarathI te keTalA dudha ane aNanama che. temanAmAM keTalIka vicitra dhUne hovA chatAM gUjarAta vidyApIThanA vidyArthIomAM tema ja samagra gujarAta ane muMbaI rAjyamAM te mAna ane Adara pAmyA che, temAM kazuM navAI pAmavA jevuM nathI.

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kaoNlejajIvanane paricaya 15 sanmAnasamitinA saMcAlakoe mane maganabhAI viSe A thoDA zabdo kahevAnI tathA temane abhinaMdana ApavAnI je taka ApI te badala huM teonA AbhAra mAnuM chuM; kAraNa ke AjanA jAhera jIvanamAM bIjA koI karatAM huM temane sauthI lAMbA samayathI oLakhuM chuM; tathA bALapaNathI ja temanI sAthe UcharelA chuM. huM kharekhara mAnuM chuM ke, upara uparathI dekhAya te karatAM ame baMne paraspara ekabIjAnuM bhAvI ghaDavAmAM nimitta rUpa banyA chIe. jo I.sa. 1917nI maeNTrika parIkSAmAM mATe nimitte harIphAImAM UtaravAnuM temane banyuM na hota, teA temaNe eTalA sakhata parizrama karyo na hAta; ane sahelI saphaLatAthI ja saMtASa mAnIne, te bIjA lAkonI peThe aNachatA ja rahyA hAta. te ja pramANe, mAre paNa e AvazyakatA UbhI thaI na hota, tA meM eTalA bhAre abhyAsa karyo na hota ane bhAusAheba desAI skaoNlarazipa ' meLavavA pUrato ja prayatna karIne bIjI rIte nIcalI kakSAe rahevAmAM ja saMtASa mAnyA hota. Ama, amArA baMnenA dAkhalAmAM amAruM jIvana kaMIka juduM ja banyuM hota. maganabhAI A bAbatamAM zuM mAne che, te huM jANatA nathI; paraMtu mArA ghaNA mitro AgaLa meM khullA dilathI kahyuM che, ane Aje paNa kahuM chuM ke, jo maganabhAI na hota, te huM atyAre je kaMIka banI zakayo chuM, te na ja banyo hota. sI. sI. desAI kaoNleja-jIvananA paricaya paradezI amalanI jhUMsarI kADhI nAkhavAnuM ane svataMtratA prApta karyA pachI judAM judAM kSetramAM dezanA navanirmANanA kAmamAM phALA ApavAnuM sabhAgya chellAM hajAreka varSamAM ApaNA ja yugane maLyuM che. pAtAne mATe paisA prApta karI milakato vasAvavAne badale buddhi ane vyavasthAzakti dezanI ja pravRtti mATe vAparavI evuM jemanA jIvananuM dhyeya che. te paikI bhAI maganabhAI desAInA kaoNlejanA vidyArthI jIvana ane te vakhatanA vAtAvaraNa viSe sahaja paricaya ApavA prayatna karuM chuM. sane 1917mAM te maeNTrikanI parIkSAmAM pahelA vargamAM ane muMbaI yunivarsiTImAM trIjA naMbare pAsa thayA bAda muMbaImAM gAvAliyA TaeNnka upara AvelI zeTha gokuLadAsa tejapAla beDiMgamAM dAkhala thayA hatA. teo eNlphinsTana kaoNlejamAM jatA hatA ane huM vilsana kaoNlejamAM jateA hateA. paraMtu 1917 thI

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eka jhalaka 1921 sudhInAM 4 varasa A DigamAM ame sAthe rahevAmAM ane abhyAsa karavAmAM kADhayAM hatAM. muMbaImAM eka bAjue govAliyA Dheka ane bIjI bAjue malabAra hila caDhavAno bagIco - enI vacce zeTha gokuLadAsa tejapAlanA TrasTanI traNa saMsthAo AvelI che : lakSmInArAyaNa maMdira, borDiMga, ane saMskRta pAThazALA - jayAM sane 1885mAM rASTrIya mahAsabhAnuM paheluM adhivezana bharAyuM hatuM. ghaNAMkharAM chAtrAlayamAM vidyArthIone rahevA mATe judI judI oraDIo hoya che, evuM tyAM nahotuM. 35-40 vidyArthIo mATe vAMcavAnuM banI zake te sAru Tebala khurazI vagerenI sagavaDavALe lagabhaga 70422 moTo hola hato. sAmAna mUkavAnA ane jamavAnA oraDA judA. pAse lAibrerIne meTo khaMDa ane meDA upara sUvAnA pAMca vizALa oraDA. tyAMnA jharUkhAmAMthI borDiMga ane maMdirane bagIco mUkI sUjha roDanI pAra malabAra hilanA bagIcAnAM phUla ane jhADa dekhAyA kare. maeNTrikanI parIkSAmAM UMce naMbare jeo AvyA hoya teo paikI sAdhAraNa agara garIba kuTuMbanA vidyArthIone kAMI paNa kha lIdhA vinA A saMsthAmAM cAra varasa rAkhavAmAM AvatA hatA, ane khorAka, phI tema ja pustakonI vyavasthA zeTha gokuLadAsanA TrasTa-phaMDamAMthI thatI. zeTha gokuLadAsa kaccha-koThArAmAM bhATiyA kuTuMbamAM sane 1822mAM jagyA hatA. nAnI vayamAM temanA pitA devaloka pAmyA bAda temaNe muMbaImAM rUne vepAra cAlu rAkhyo ane kahe che ke sane 1862-63mAM amerikAmAM AMtarika yuddha thavAthI muMbaInA rU bajAramAM tejI AvI tyAre teo ghaNuM kamAyA. 45 varasanI uMmare temanI tabiyata bagaDI ane sane 1867mAM temaNe vIlathI muMbaImAM ane kacchamAM dhArmika, dharmAdA ane keLavaNInI saMsthAo kADhavA mATe ghaNI bhAre rakama judI kADhI. hAla A TrasTanI milakata 74 lAkhanI che ane dara varase 7 lAkhanI Avaka ane kharca thAya che. ane A badhAM uparAMta kadAca vadhAre mahattvanI vAta ame evI sAMbhaLatA ke, "mArI saMsthAmAM je vidyArthIo rahe te dharmAdA khAtethI bhaNe che evA vicAra temane Ave eve vartAva temanI sAthe kadI rAkhavA nahIM ane mArA ja putro bhaNatA hoya evI bhAvanAthI temane rAkhavA'- evI gokuLadAsa zeThanI sucanA hatI. DaoN. bhale dAjI ane narmadAzaMkara kavinA mitrane e ja bhAvanA bhe;

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kaoNleja-jIvanano paricaya ane te bhAvanA anusAra te saMsthAmAMthI judAM judAM kSetramAM dezane upayogI thaI paDe tevA vidyArthIo paNa bahAra paDyA che. ' sane 1884mAM muMbaInA gavarnara jemsa pharagyusanane hAthe khulI mukAyelI ane 1885mAM cAlu thayelI A saMsthAmAM amArA pahelAM sara prabhAzaMkara paTTaNI, maNizaMkara ratnajI bhaTTa 'kAnta kavi), hAla madhyastha sarakAranA nANApradhAna zrI. morArajI desAI, suprIma korTanA nyAyamUrti zrI. naTavaralAla bhagavatI, sara caMdulAla trivedI, mahAdeva haribhAI desAI, rAmanArAyaNa vizvanAtha pAThaka, DaoN. kuMvarajI nAyaka, arthazAstranA pri. caMdulAla nagInadAsa vakIla, vagere bhaNI gayA hatA. saMsthAnI sagavaDa ane temAM AvatA vidyArthIo joIne keTalAka vidyArthI pitAnuM kharca ApIne paNa temAM rahevA AvatA. sva0 bhUlAbhAI desAI e rIte A saMsthAmAM bhaNelI. amArI sAthe rahevAmAM paNa bhaNavAmAM amArAthI eka varSa AgaLa muMbaI hAIkorTanA nyAyamUrti zrI. DI) vI) vyAsa hatA. teo vedAMtasUtra uparanA zAMkara bhASyanA khAsa abhyAsI hatA ane saMskRtamAM vyAkhyAna ApatA. amArI sAthe jANItA majUra mahAjananA eka aMgragaNya kAryakartA ane kendra sarakAranA mAjI majUra-pradhAna zrI. khaMDubhAI desAI ane lAheradihInA philma DisTribyuzanavALA zrI. dalapatabhAI DAhyAbhAI desAI hatA. harijana AzramavALA bhAI parIkSitalAla majamudAra rahevAmAM amArI sAthe, paNa kolejamAM eka varSa pAchaLa hatA. borDiganA 35-40 vidyArthIo paikI, varasanI zarUAtamAM thoDI lahera kare ane parIkSA vakhate rAta-divasa vAMce evA bhAgye ja 2-5 vidyArthI hoya. sAmAnya vAtAvaraNa abhyAsanuM hatuM ane moTA bhAganA vidyArthIo varasanI zarUAtathI te parIkSA thatA sudhI bhaNavAmAM niyamita dhyAna ApanAra hatA eTale parIkSA vakhate magaja upara bhAra ocho rahe. sane 1919mAM inTara A sanI parIkSA AvI te pahelAM 8-10 divasa agAu amArI maMDaLInA mitroe potapotAnAM pAThayapustako vAMcavAnuM pUruM karI lIdhuM hatuM ane zrI maganabhAI, zrI. zaMkara vAmana dezapAMDe (jeo yunivarsiTImAM meTrika vakhate pahelA AvelA ane pachIthI bAraDolInA TharAva bAda sAmyavAdI thaI gayelA) ane ame bIjA 2-4 jaNa roja savAre bagIcAmAM ne sAMje hengaga gArDanamAM sAthe besI ke pharatAM pharatAM judA judA viSayonI carcA e0 - 2

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eka jhalaka tathA savAlajavAba karI, potAnA abhyAsanuM punarAvartana karI lenA. parIkSako amArI kasoTI kare te pahelAM ame potAnI ane ekabIjAnI AvI rIte kasoTI karatA. vAMcavA mATe chAtrAlaya ane maMdiranA bhagIcAnAM jhADanI AjubAju ke sAme malabAra hilanA bagIcAmAM je suMdara jagyAo maLatI, tevAM abhyAsanAM ke rahevAnAM sthAna e bokiMga choDyA pachI ghaNA thoDAne maLyAM haze. e saMsthAmAM chApAMnI eka reDiMga-rUma hatI. vidyArthIo DibeTiMga sosAyaTI calAvatA temAM paNa zrI. maganabhAI sAre bhAga letA. muMbaImAM judI judI saMsthAnA Azaya nIce judA judA viSayonA niSNAtonA vyAkhyAna thatA, temAM bhAI maganabhAIne sAre rasa hato. amAre je viSayane abhyAsa hoya te uparAMta bIjA viSayo vize tenA niSNAtone sAMbhaLavA e libarala ejyukezanane bhAga gaNAta. gaNita, zabdakoza, satyAgrahanI mImAMsA, Arya saMskRti, upaniSadone abhyAsa ane grIka tattvajJAna evA vividha viSayomAM rasa levA mATe ja e saMsthAnuM vAtAvaraNa yogya pUrvabhUmikA rUpe kadAca hatu. - boDiMgamAM avAranavAra moTA mANasone AmaMtraNa ApavAmAM AvatAM. eka vAra mahAtmA gAMdhIjIne ame AmaMtraNa ApyuM hatuM. tene maLavA bAda pote maNibhuvana javA bahAra nIkaLatA hatA tyArane prasaMga Ape, te cheka asthAne nahIM gaNAya. jatAM jatAM bAraNA AgaLa meM gAMdhIjIne namaskAra karyA eTale temaNe pUchyuM ke, "kayAMnA cho?" meM kahyuM, "umareThane." temaNe pharI pUchayuM ke, "kevA che?" meM kahyuM: "brAhmaNa." temaNe pUchayuM ke, "tame bIjI bhASA kaI lIdhI che?" meM javAba Apyo : "paziyana", eTale gAMdhIjI bolyA, "he ! umareThanA brAhmaNa cho ne saMskRta nathI bhaNyA?" huM nIcuM joI rahyo ne javAba ApI zakyo nahIM. tyAra bAda meM DaoN. bhAMDArakaranuM saMskRta vyAkaraNa lAvIne vAMcI kADhavuM ane thoDuM saMskRta samajAya eTalo abhyAsa karI lIdho. Tenisa, piga-pAMga, ane kasaratazALAnI jogavAI beTiMgamAM ja hatI. krikeTa ane TabaoNla keTalIka vAra ramavA mATe sAmenA govAliyA TaeNnkanA medAnamAM javAnuM thatuM. A uparAMta bhAIzrI maganabhAI ane amArI maMDaLI ziyALAmAM savAre ane koI koI vAra sAMje malabAra hila upara pharavA jatI chAtronI savAranI hAjarI 6 vAgye purAtI eTale te pahelAM pharIne AvavAnuM thatuM. teo naDiyAda nizALamAM hatA tyAre koI mahAtmA pAsethI

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kolejachavanane paricaya 9 prANAyAma ane paganAM Asana zIkhI lAvelA hatA ane kolejanAM cAre varasa savAramAM temane A nityaniyama hato. 60 varase temanI je taMdurastI che, teno pAyo AvI rIte vidyArthI avasthAmAM naMkhAyeluM che. beTiMgamAM khAvAnuM gujarAtI DhabanuM sAdu hatuM. ame potapotAnA kapaDAM dhoI letA. cA maLatI nahIM. dUdha ApavAmAM AvatuM. ame koI vAra hoTelamAM gayAnuM yAda AvatuM nathI. bhAI maganabhAI IMTara ane bI0e0mAM potAnA gaNitanA viSayamAM hamezAM AgaLa paDatA hatA. A uparAMta temane bIjA viSayamAM rasa hato eTaluM ja nahI paNa potAno phurasadane vakhata saMsthAnA agara kolejanA agara yunivarsiTInA pustakAlayamAM kADhatA. temanI zArIrika taMdurasatI ane niyamita jIvanane lIdhe temaNe eka prakAranI samatA prApta karelI hatI. vaLI je A saMsthAmAM rahIne bhaNyA che temanAmAM eka prakArane Agraha agara nizcayAtmaka svabhAva paNa ghaNAmAM ame jotA AvyA chIe. sane 1920nA pAchalA bhAgamAM gAMdhIjIe vidyArthIone sarakAramAnya nizALe ane kaoNlejo choDI devAnuM jaNAvyuM, tyAre vaDodarA kaoNlejamAM bhaNatA godharAnA aMbAlAla vyAsa ane pAMDuraMga vaLAme (have raMga avadhUta) - emaNe kaoNleja choDavAnI pahela karI. pachI sane 1921nA jAnyuArImAM gAMdhIjIe muMbaInI zAntArAmanI cAlImAM asahAra vize bhASaNa ApyuM. tyAM ame ghaNA vidyArthIo sAMbhaLavA gayA hatA. tyArathI muMbaInI nizALe ane kolejonA ghaNA AgaLa paDatA vidyArthIonI UMgha UDI javA lAgI. vidyArthIonI parIkSA AvI rahI hatI. bhAI maganabhAI jevA AgaLa paDatA vidyArthInuM vyavahAramAM bhaviSya ghaNuM sAruM hatuM paNa te divasathI sarakArI koleja choDavA sivAya bIjo vicAra ja temane Avyo nahIM. DAMka divasarAta vicAra karI temaNe liphansTana kaoNleja choDI dIdhI ane gujarAta vidyApIThamAM te AvyA. AtmabhoganI hAkalanuM AkarSaNa te vakhate aneruM hatuM ! Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive, But to be young was very Heaven ! - Wordsworth abhinaMdana graMthamAMthI) - jamiyatarAma dayAzaMkara paMDayA

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vajAthIya kaThora ane kusumathIya komaLa : " sAheba tamane bolAve che,", kaoNlejanA paTAvALAe eka vidyArthIne prinsipAla sAhebane saMdezo Apyo. ne umeryuM, "hAla ne hAla." - prinsipAla sAhebane Avo saMdezo vidyArthIone mATe kavacita ja Avate. paNa e Ave tyAre mahAgaMbhIra : banAvanI AgAharUpa hatuM ema samajatA kaoNlejanA vidyArthIomAM A samAcAra sAMbhaLatAM eka prakArano sannATo patharAI gaye. prinsipAla sAhebano Avo saMdeze kadIka Ave tyAre te tophAnI ane rakhaDu vidyArthIo mATe ja meTA bhAge hoya, ema samajatA vidyArthIo Aje sannATA uparAMta kutUhalanI lAgaNI paNa anubhavatA hatA. paNa e saMdezo je vidyArthI mATe hato, tenA mukha para kazAM cihune kaLAnAM nahotAM, bakke AvA ja koI saMdezAnI e rAha joto hato. - "A kAgaLa tame lakhyo che?" " hA, sAheba... ! = 1 " tame sIniyara bI. enA varSamAM cho ne parIkSA te have, AvI pahoMcI che. te abhyAsanI nAva Ama kinAre AvIne DubADavI che?" sAheba, abhyAsanI nAva DubADavAno savAla nathI. mAro abhyAsa to AgaLa cAlaze. paNa A kaoNlejanI gulAmI keLavaNI mArAthI eka divasa paNa have levAya tema nathI. dezanI hAkala paDI hoya tyAre, sAheba, svamAnI yuvaka naphA-toTAnAM saravALA-bAdabAkI karavA rokAI zake nahIM." A " pharI eka vAra vicAra karavAnI taka ApuM chuM." . . . Apano AbhAra mAnuM chuM, sAheba, paNa pUro vicAra karIne ja meM nirNaya lIdho che. emAMthI have pAchuM pharAya tema nathI." "tame te guNavattAnI ziSyavRtti paNa dharAvo cho ne?" hA, sAheba." " ziSyavRttinA e paisA te kaluSita (tainted) nathI ne?" gaI kAla sudhInA hisAbe nIkaLatA ziSyavRttinA paisA para mAro adhikAra kharo, paNa AjathI e ziSyavRtti paNa mane na khape." 20

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gugIya kaMDAra ane kusumathIya kAmaLa "tamArA A nizcaya aphara che?" taddana, sAheba." "huM tamane A vakhate zAbAzI ApyA vinA rahI zakatA nathI, ,i desAI. jA, tamane mArA AzIrvAda ane zubhecchA che. ane tamArI ziSyavRttinA gaI kAla sudhI nIkaLatA paisA tamane hamaNAM ApavAnI huM vyavasthA karuM chuM." upara mujabanA saMvAda 1921nA jAnyuArI mAsanI eka savAre eka sarakArI kaoNlejanA prinsipAla ane asahakAranI havA jene romeroma sparzI gaI hatI tevA eka vidyArthI vacce thayeA. e prinsipAla te eNlphinsTana oNlejanA zrI. e. ela. kovarnaTana, ane vidyArthI te zrI. maganabhAI pra0 desAI .. paradezI rAjyanI gulAmInA pratIka samI cIlAcAlu keLavaNIne tilAMjali ApIne nIkaLI janAra maganabhAI desAI guNavattAnI ziSyavRtti dharAvatA hatA eTaluM ja nahIM, paNa te jamAnAmAM kaoNlejanA yuvAneAnI svaprasiddhinI parAkASThA samI inDiyana sirila sarvisanI parIkSA mATe eka samartha harIpha tarIke paNa temanI gaNanA kaoNlejanAM vartuLAmAM thatI hatI. paNa satyAgrahanuM vrata lenAra zrI. maganabhAI desAIe abhyAsane parityAga te kayAreya karyA nathI; abhyAsanI temanI dRSTi ane dizA badalAyAM, eTaluM ja. kema ke te pachInAM varSomAM rASTrIya zikSaNanA gAMdhIjInA prayogarUpe sthapAyelI gUjarAta vidyApIThamAM, ane pachIthI jelamAM paNa temaNe abhyAsa to cAlu ja rAkhyo. satyAgraha para eka abhyAsapUrNa mahAnibaMdha taiyAra karIne vidyApITha ane satyAgrahanA janmadAtA mahAtmAjItA hAthe e vidyApIThanI sarvocca evI pAraMgata"nI padavI meLavanAra e pahelA ane chellA vidyArthI che, e hakIkata paNa sUcaka che. upara TAMkelA prasaMgamAMthI zrI. maganabhAI desAInA samagra vyaktitvanI cAvI maLI rahe che - pUrA vicAra, pAko nirNaya, spaSTavakatRtva, UMDI niSThA, ni:svArthasevA - zrI. maganabhAI desAInA nikaTanA saMparkamAM AvanAra sau koI temanA A saguNaiAthI mAta thayA vinA rahI zake nahIM. AkAzavANInA amadAvAda kendra para vArtAlApa ke hindInA pATha ApavA zrI. maganabhAI desAI AvatA, tyArathI temanA paricayamAM AvavAnuM mAna mane maLeluM. paNa temanA nikaTavartI paricaya te, gujarAta yunivarsiTInA jinhA vahIvaTamAM temanI sAthe kAma karavAnuM thayuM tyAre ja mane thayeA. 1

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22 eka jhalaka saMsthAnI kAmagIrInA yazamAM saMsthAnA tamAma sabhyonI bhAgIdArI hoya che, te paNa yunivarsiTI jevI jAhera zikSaNa saMsthAmAM thatA zakavatI nirNayane lagabhaga Izvaradatta dharmakAryanI bhAvanAthI pAra pADavAnuM kAma koI amuka abhyAsaniSThA, citanazIla ne krAMtadarzI vyakti ke vyaktione mAthe Ave che. rAjakIya svataMtratA maLyA pachI ApaNA dezamAM zikSaNanA sudhArAnI bAbatamAM havAtiyAM mAratI ApaNI yunivarsiTIone bodhabhASA te mAtRbhASA ja hoI zake evuM pratItikara prayogadarzana karAvavAnuM mAna gujarAta yunivasiTIne phALe jAya che, ane gujarAta yunivarsiTInA A zakavartI nirNayanI ane tene anurUpa pagalAM levAnI bAbatamAM zrI maganabhAI desAInA pelA guNae - pUro vicAra, pAko nirNaya, spaSTavakatRtva, UMDI niSThA ane ni:svArtha sevAe - je bhAga bhajavyo che, te zikSaNajagatamAM jAhera che. - zrI. maganabhAI desAInA A guNone anubhava mane aMgata vyavahAramAM, temanI sabhA-saMcAlananI kaLAmAM ane yunivarsiTInA roja-ba-rojanA vahIvaTamAM thayA ja karyo che e bAbatane mArA jIvanano eka subhaga aMza gaNuM chuM. ATaATalA guNo ane teya lagabhaga benamUna kahI zakAya tevI mAtrAmAM jene varyA che, e zrI. maganabhAI desAIne samAjamAM virodha paNa ochA sahevA paDatA nathI e nasIbanI ja balihArI gaNAya ne? mane lAge che ke A guNAnI mAtrAne atireka ja kadAca Ane mATe javAbadAra haze. UMDA abhyAsa ane pUrA ciMtana pachI pote je bAbatamAM vizALa samAjanuM hita jue che te bAbatamAM temano puNyaprakopa vilaba ke virodha sahI zakatA nathI. virodhIone teo bauddhika dalIlathI samajAvavA prayatna kare che. teo samaje te ThIka che, nahIM to paNa sudhArAnuM kAma aTake ke vilabamAM paDe tene teo calAvI laI zakatA nathI. saMsAranA badhA sudhArakone mATe AvA saMgano sAmano karavo e ochevatte aMze kadAca anivArya paNa haze. kAnadarzI sudhAraka AgaLa cAle ane samAja mane-kamane pAchaLa ghasaDAya e samAjasudhAranAM anivArya lakSaNa haze? zrI. maganabhAI desAInA A guNemAM upalakiyA dRSTie keTalAkane paraspara virodhI tatta paNa jaNAvAne saMbhava che. kAmakAjamAM zistane kaDaka Agraha rAkhatA maganabhAI aMgata vyavahAramAM keTalA anaupacArika ane nirADambarI che, e temanA nikaTanA saMparkamAM AvelA ja pichANI zake. jyAM hoya tyAMthI pratAraNAne dhikkAratA maganabhAI manuSyanI bhUlane udAratApUrvaka mApha karI zake che; vidyArthIo ke hAtha nIcenA mANasone kadI khUTe.

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vajrathIya kaThera ane kusumathIya kAmaLa 23 lAbha na uThAvavA denAra maganabhAine huMye te temanuM hita ja hoya che; kAyadAnI AMTIghUMTInA savAla para macaka na mUkatA maganabhAI mANasAInA savAla AvatAM kAyadA ane rUDhimAMthI buddhiyukta dalIla vaDe AsAnIthI mArga kADhI zake che; laMbANabharyA patravyavahArathI je samasyAne ukela mahinA sudhI na Avato hoya, tenA te eka aMgata mulAkAta ke TeliphonathI niveDo lAvI zake che; ane siddhAMtanI kazI bAMdhachoDa karyA vinA nyAyya mArga kADhI zake che. A paraspara virodhI lAgatA guNe kharI rIte te ekabIjAnA pUraka che, ane gAMdhIjInA vyaktitva ane saMparkathI ghaDAyelA temanA gaNyAgAMThayA anuyAyIomAM maganabhAIne meAkharAnuM sthAna gAMdhIjInI hayAtImAM ane pachIya paNa sahelAIthI aAvI de che. zrI. maganabhAInI sAthe koI saMmata na thAya tyAre paNa temanA prazaMsaka rahI zake; temanA AdarzonI bAbatamAM koIne matabheda rahe tyAre paNa te temanI kartavyaniSThAnA pUjArI rahI zake; ane temanI apekSA pramANe koI varte nahIM tyAre paNa e apekSAnI bAbatamAM temanA hetu viSe kazI zaMkA uThAvI zake nahIM evuM Ayudha heThAM mukAve tevuM phrAMI. maganabhAInuM pratApI vyaktitva prathama paricaye zrIphaLa samuM kaThina jaNAya che; tyAre paNa bahAranA vRkSa paDane bhedavA jeTalI hAma ane dharapata jenAmAM hAya, tene bhItaramAM mITha' ToparAno svAda pAte mANI zakaze, eTalI khAtarI te rahe che ja. A aMgata paricayanA TUMkA lekha lakhuM chuM tyAre zrI. magatabhAInA vajrathIya kaThora ane kusumathIya komaLa evA tAjagIbharyA vyaktitvane vyakta karatAM nAnAMmeTAM evAM aneka aMgata saMsmaraNe manamAM UbharAya che; paNa hAla temane zabdabaddha karavAnI lAlaca rokuM chuM, tyAre paNa e saMsmaraNAne pratApe AMtaramananI samRddhi anubhavavAmAM mane kazI bAdhA paDatI nathI. zrI. maganabhAI desAIne Arogya ane dIrghAyu maLe tevI prArthanA karavA pAchaLa temanI zaktinA lAbha samAjane maLyA kare te lAbha paNa aMgana prema ane AdaranI sAthe sAthe ja bhaLelA che. * abhinaMdana graMtha'mAMthI ) phaMcanalAla ca' parIkha

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kama yAgI ni:svArthI sevaka bhAIzrI maganabhAI saMbaMdhI kaMI lakhavuM eTale i0 sa0 1916-17nI sAlane yAda karavI rahI. te vakhate carotara pradezamAM be ja hAiskUla hatI. briTiza rAjyamAM eka naDiyAdamAM ane bIjI gAyakavADI rAjyamAM peTalAdamAM. huM peTalAda borDiMgamAM rahI tyAMnI hAiskUlamAM bhaNatA hatA. maganabhAI naDiyAda hAiskUlamAM abhyAsa karatA hatA, paNa temanI ane sI0sI0 desAI (je Ai0 sI0 esa0 thayA che.) e baMne vidyArthIonI ghaNI ja heziyArInI khyAti amane peTalAdamAM paNa saMbhaLAtI. te temaNe muMbaI yunivarsiTImAM maeNTrikanI parIkSA ghaNA ja AgalA naMbare pAsa karIne kharI pADI, Ama to mane maganabhAIne kaMIka paricaya jyAre huM muMbaI meDikala kaoNlejamAM bhaNavA gayA tyAre prathama thayelA. teo temanA mitra zrI. haragovindadAsa paTela, jeo hAla muMbaImAM DaoNkaTara tarIke prekiTasa kare che, temane maLavA AvatA tyAre huM paNa maLatA. te vakhatanI temanI sAdAI ane grahaNazaktie mArA para UMDI chApa pADelI. pachI te lAMbA paricaya rahyo nahIM. temaNe satyAgrahanI laDAImAM eNlphinsTana kaoNleja choDI ane huM mArA meDikala abhyAsamAM cAlu rahyo. teo atre AvI, gUjarAta vidyApIThamAM joDAyA. pharIthI huM 1931nA DisembaramAM vADIlAla sArAbhAI janarala haoNspiTala ane cinAI prasUtigRhanA suparinTenDenTa ane sarjana tarIke amadAvAdamAM Avyo, tyAre temane koI koI vakhata maLavAnuM thatuM. temane nikaTa saMbaMdha te mane gujarAta yunivarsiTImAM thayA, te gujarAta yunivarsiTI kamizananA sabhya hatA ane zarUAtathI ja seneTanA sabhya hatA. huM paNa prathamathI ja seneTane sabhya hane, ame baMne sinDikeTamAM paNa cUMTAIne AvyA. eTale sinDikeTanI sabhAmAM tema ja bIjI kamiTIe vageremAM temane maLavAnuM thatuM. tethI temanA vicAro jANavAnuM maLatuM. tee pachI vAIsa cAnselara thayA ane mAruM sinDikeTanuM sabhyapaNuM cAlu rahyuM eTale teMonA nikaTanA saMbaMdhamAM chellAM nava varSathI huM chuM, ema kahuM te vadhu paDatuM nahIM gaNAya. 4

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karmayogI niHsvArtha sevaka e varSomAM temaNe mArA magaja para je chApa pADI che huM, te atre nedhuM chuM. temanI rahevAnI sAdAI to temane ghera janArane samajAya. rahevAne mATe be oraDA ane eka parasALa. sAdo pATIno khATalo bahAra Ubhe karela hoya. aMdara temanA besavAnA khaMDamAM be sAdI khurazI ane eka Dekalcara ane eka nAnI gAdI. gAdI sAme dezI DhabanuM besIne lakhAya tevuM DhoLAvavALuM nAnuM meja. bahArathI kaDaka dekhAtA maganabhAI temane ghera jAo eTale hasamukhA vivekI gRhastha. vadhu paricaya hoya te temanAM hasamukha dharmapatnI AvI khabara pUche ane chevaTe tAjA lIMbunuM zarabata ApyA sivAya na ja rahe. vAIsa-cAnselarano rahevAne yunivarsiTIne baMgalo paNa temaNe vAparyo nathI. ane haju teo temanA vidyApIThanA be oraDAnA makAnamAM ja rahe che. koI paNa viSaya mATenI temanI grahaNazakti atyaMta tIvra che. dUdhamAMthI mANasa porA kADhe e kahevata temane mATe zuddha svarUpamAM kahI zakAya. koI paNa vAta kare eTale te tarata ja samaje ane tenuM tAtparya kADhatAM temane vAra lAge nahIM. paNa mAre atre kahevuM joIe ke, amane DaoNkaTarone ane khAsa karIne sarjanone te ame je kaMI kahIe te daradInA bhalA mATe ja kahIe chIe ema mAnavAnI Teva paDelI hoI, amArI koI vAtamAM sAme mANasa UMDe UtarI tAtparya kADhavA jAya te ruce nahIM. maganabhAI sAthe AvI sthiti eka vakhata UbhI thAya pachI temanI sAthe kAma levAmAM musIbata paDe. temanuM ni:svArthIpaNuM te dareka kAmamAM ArapAra dekhAI Ave che. eTale nyAyavRtti te sArI rIte rAkhI zake che. paNa tethI ja nyAya sAthe dayA rAkhavI temane mATe muzkela bane che. ane koI vakhata A khATI haThIlAI che evo sAmAne bhAsa thAya che. - apriya paNa satya kahevuM ja joIe e emane svAbhAvika che. A emanA mananI sthiti hoI eka kAma patyA pachI koI paNa jAtanI asara mana upara rAkhyA sivAya bIjuM kAma eTalI ja sahelAIthI ane cIvaTathI karavA te taiyAra hoya che. UMDA ciMtaka heI, koI paNa kAma vicAryA pachI tenA vize temane khAtarI thAya, eTale te bAbata para game teTalAM ApaNAM maMtavyo hoya te niSphaLa thavAne ja ApaNane bhAsa rahe che. AmAM paNa sAmA mANasane

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eka jhalaka 21 temAM temanuM haThIlApaNuM dekhAya che. paNa kharuM jotAM te te temanI Courage of conviction hoya che. A temanI prakRti, dareka sthaLe, pachI te yunivarsiTI, kaoNgresa pakSanI sabhA ke koI paNa kamiTInI sabhA hAya tyAM saghaLe, dekhAI Ave che. kAmanI dhagazanI te! vAta ja karavA jevI nathI. navajIvana presanAM prakAzana, gUjarAta vidyApIThanuM mahAmAtra tarIkenuM kAma, muMbaI vidhAnapariSada ane gujarAta yunivarsiTInA vAIsa-cAnselara tarIkenuM kAma - Ama saghaLe ThekANe te teTalA ja cIvaTapaNAthI kAma karye ja jAya che. Ama kAma ghaNuM hAvA chatAM gujarAta yunivarsiTImAM tee ATale! samaya zI rIte ApI zakatA haze, e joI navAI lAge. teo dararoja rajAnA divaseA sivAya baporanA be vAgyAthI sAMjanA cha vAgyA sudhI te khara! ja. keI vakhate vahelA paNa Ave ane ghaNI vakhata meADA jAya. khATI meTAIne temane mAha nathI, koI paNa sabhAmAM temane amuka sthAna maLavuM joIe evI temanA manamAM jarA paNa lAgaNI nathI. game tyAM bese ane temane uThADIne yogya sthaLe laI javA paDe. * abhinaMdana graMtha'mAMthI ] DaoN. sAtIbhAI desAIbhAI paTela zikSaNanuM mAdhyama, aMgrejI ane zrI. maganabhAI zrI. maganabhAIne sanmAnavAne samAraMbha e eka vyakti mATenA samAraMbha karatAM eka mahimAvanta yugane apAtA ardhA jevA che. krAntinA eka svayaMsevaka tarIke jIvananI zarUAta karI, Aje rASTranA navanirmANa mATe mathI rahelA ApaNI AgalI harALanA kAryakartAomAM zrI, maganabhAIe sthAna prApta karyuM che, ane ethI emanuM sanmAna e 1920 thI 1959 sudhInA ApaNA rASTrIya itihAsanuM saravaiyuM kADhI, emAM emaNe ApelA phALA ma!TenI ApaNI kRtajJatA vyakta karavAnA eka maMgaLa vidhi jevuM che. e prasaMge emanI anekavidha pravRttionuM mUlyAMkana karavAnuM mana thAya e vAbhAvika che. vidyArthI tarIkenI potAnI yazasvI kArakirdIthI maLI zakatA aneka lalacAvanArA lAbhAne pUrva gAMdhIjInI hAkala thatAM nilAMxli ApI zrI, maganabhAIe asahakAra karyo, ane gUjarAta vidyApIThanA te snAtaka thayA. sa*yAgraha upara mahAnibaMdha lakhI, gUjarAta vidyApIThanI pAraMgatanI padavI

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zakSaNanuM mAdhyama, aMgrejI ane zrI. maganabhAI 27 meLavanAra e ekalA ja che. satyAgrahanI sUkSma ane vedhaka mImAMsA karatA graMthAmAM e mahAnibaMdhanuM sthAna che, e zrI. maganabhAImAM rahela ciMtanapratibhA je emane upaniSadonA UMDA abhyAsa tarapha dorI gaI che, ane jene laIne e gahana kSetramAM ApaNA vADmayane samRddha karatI mUlyavAna kRti prApta thaI che, tene AbhArI che. paraMtu zrI. maganabhAI te yuganA saMtAna che, je yuganA mukha para krAntinI AbhA hatI ane puruSArthanI pratibhA hatI. krAntinI e dhUna ane puruSArthanI e tamannAnA samanvaya jevuM Aja sudhInuM emanuM jIvana rahyuM che, ane tattvajJanI emanAmAM rahelI Ajanma pratibhAne laIne krAntinA eka sainika karatAM emaNe vadhu UMcuM sthAna prApta karyuM che. krAntie je mUlyo saryAM hatAM; ane ApaNA rASTrane je bAMyadharIe ApI hatI, tenA e mImAMsaka ane cAkIdAra rahyA che. kAnti pahelAM e mujabanuM kAma karanAra ghaNA hatA, ane pUra gAMdhIjInI pratibhAmAM rahela adbhuta AkarSaNane laIne te badhA gAMdhIjInI AsapAsa pharatA aneka graha-upagrahonI jema ApaNA rASTragaganamAM jhaLahaLI rahyA hatA; paraMtu svarAja maLyA pachI ApaNA rASTra-gaganamAM nakSatro badalAyAM che. krAntiyuganA karmavIrone sthAne vahIvaTI bAbatonA niSNAta - jemAMnA meATA bhAganA krAntinA virodhIo hatA ane paradezI zAsananA TekedAro ja mAtra nahIM paNa tenA para nabhatA hatA te - mAkhare AvyA che. krAntinA ApaNA keTalAka AgevAne paNa gAMdhIjInI jhaLahaLatI pratibhAmAM peAte gAMdhIvicArasaraNIvALA nahAvA chatAM e vicArasaraNInA banI badhA paNa jema sUrajanA prakAzathI jhaLahaLI UThatI vastu peAtAnA asala svarUpamAM AvI jAya che, tema gAMdhIjInA peAtAnA mULa svarUpamAM AvI gayA che. Ane pariNAme paradezI zAsanamAMthI mukta thayelA ApaNA deza Aje eka evI pracaMDa prati-krAntimAMthI pasAra thaI rahyo che, je gAMdhIjInI AgevAnI heThaLanI ApaNI krAntinA virodhI ApaNA aMgreja zAsakone paNa vismaya pamADe. kaoNMgrese enA lAMbA muti-saMgrAma daramyAna prajAne je mULabhUta hakonI bAMyadharI ApI hatI, e bAMyadharI - e prinTsa Aje abharAI para phaMgALAI gayAM che; ane ApaNe evA kALamAMthI pasAra thaIe chIe jyAre krAMtiyuganAM e mUlyonI vAta karavI e upahAsane neAtaravA jevuM banyuM che. AvuM karanAra Aje bhadraMbhadramAM khapavA mAMDayA che-- oke, jAhera gayA hatA. te sUryAsta thatAM avasAna bAda

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eka jhalaka rIte evuM upanAma ApavAnI haju enA viDaMbako himmata nathI karI zakatA. aMgrejI aMgenI potAnI laData (je vAstavamAM aMgrejI sAmenI nahIM paNa svabhASA mATenI laData che te) ne laIne zrI. maganabhAI Aja evA viDaMbakonI jamAtamAM - ane je nAnI nathI - bhadraMbhadra ke DaoNna kivajhoTa tarIke oLakhAvA paNa mAMDayA che; paraMtu mera jyAre moTA moTA gaDho pracaMDa kaDAkA sAthe jamInadosta thaI rahyA che, tyAre paNa adamya zraddhA ane AtmavizvAsa sAthe pitAnA jhaMDAne makkamatAthI vaLagI rahI aMgrejInI laData cAlu rAkhI rahelA zrI. maganabhAIne jovA e eka atipreraka dazya che, ane cera vyApatA aMdhakAramAM AzAnI e eka AchI prakAza lakIra che. emanA sanmAna-samAraMbha prasaMge te emanA jIvananuM A mahattvanuM pAsuM Aje enI badhI lAkSaNikatAo sAthe anekanA mana samakSa UpasI rahe che, ne kAntinA eka aNanama jhaMDAdhArI tarIke temane biradAvavAnI svAbhAvika Umi thaI Ave che. aMgrejIne e prazna zuM che e mATe A pahelAM aneka vAra niSaNAtone hAthe lakhAI cUkeluM che, carcAI cUkeluM che. ema chatAM enA mULabhUta muddAone gUMcavavAmAM svabhASAnA virodhIo ane aMgrejInA himAyatIo Aja sudhI saphaLa thatA rahyA che. AthI pU0 gAMdhIjIe A prazna paratve dezane je spaSTa doravaNI ApelI che tenuM pharIthI ne pharIthI lokone eka athavA bIjI rIte bhAna karAvavAnuM kAma zrI. maganabhAIe saphaLatApUrvaka kareluM che. enAM dhArelAM pariNAme Aje AvyAM jaNAtAM nathI - balake muMbaI sarakAranA aMgrejI aMgenA chelA nirNayathI to jANe e laData zUnyamAM pariNamI hoya evo bhAsa thAya che - paNa e kevaLa bhAsa ja che, ane zrI. maganabhAI jevA ja thoDAka vadhu laDavaiyA ApaNI pAse judI judI yunivarsiTIomAM ane sarakArI vahIvaTI taMtranA saMyojako ne saMcAlakomAM heya, to A prazna jhaTa UkalI zake. gujarAta yunivarsiTIe e bAbatamAM ApaNA dezamAM gairavabharyuM sthAna prApta karyuM che ane emAM zrI. maganabhAIne hisso noMdhapAtra che. gujarAta yunivarsiTInA gujarAtIne ucca zikSaNanuM mAdhyama banAvavAnA prayatnothI cheDAI paDelAM pratyAghAtI baLa, je ApaNI judI judI yunivasaTIomAM kendrita thaI saMgaThita banI rahyAM che, te sAme khaDakanI jema Takkara letA UbhA rahevAnI tAkAta zrI. maganabhAInI jema keka virala vAIsa-cAnselara ja dAkhavI zakyA hota. emanI e kAmagIrInuM pUruM mUlyAMkana haju thayuM nathI.

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zikSaNanuM mAdhyama, aMgrejI ane zrI. maganabhAI * emanI e khoTI jIda che evuM aneka sthaLethI Aje kahevAI rahyuM che e e jotAM, emanA e valaNanI bhUmikAnuM A prasaMge thoDuMka pRthakkaraNa karyuM hoya to te ucita lekhAze. ' ' ema kahevAmAM Ave che ke, mAdhyama mATenI A laDatamAM saMkucita rASTravAda che, emAM jJAna meLavavAnI bArIo baMdha karI devAnI bAghAI che, ane AvuM AvuM ghaNuM badhuM emAM che. A aMge eka vAta khAsa vaidhavA jevA che ke, svarAjaprApti pahelAM ane pachI DIMka varSa te sau koI svabhASA ja mAdhyama hAI zake evI himAyata karatA hatA; kAraNa ke gAMdhIjIe dezane e dizAmAM vicAra karatAM zIkhavyuM hatuM ane e matanA hovAmAM pragatizIlatA lekhAtI hatI. AthI gujarAta yunivarsiTInI sthApanA-kALe te vakhatanA vAIsa-cAnselarane maMgaLa pravacana gujarAtImAM karavA mATe te vakhatanI seneTanA keTalAka sabhyoe eka lekhita vinaMtI karI hatI, ane e mAnya ke thaI hatI.* * * * * * 2 - yunivarsiTIne vahIvaTa gujarAtImAM thavo joIe evo Agraha je loko rASTrIya zikSaNa sAthe saMkaLAyelA na hatA, eTaluM ja nahIM balake svarAjya mATenI badhI ja vaDato daramyAna enAthI alaga rahyA hatA, ne muMbaI yunivarsiTInA vahIvaTamAM' jemanA jIvanane ghaNe bhAga vyatIta thayo ha, tevA loko taraphathI zarU thaze - ne A agatyanI bAbatamAM pahela karavAno yaza bIjA koI chInavI na le te mATenI spardhA zarU thaI. evuM ja mAdhyama mATe paNa emanuM valaNa thayuM, gujarAtImAM zIkhavavAnuM zakya che, vinA vilAMbe e zarU thavuM joIe evo Agraha temanA taraphathI sevAvA mAMDyo. ' ' . ' ' enuM eka mukhya kAraNa e hatuM ke bhAratanA bIjA koI paNa prAMta karatAM gujarAtane ane bIjA keMI paNa nagara karatAM amadAvAdane bahu dIrdhAkALa paryaMta gAMdhIjInuM karmakSetra banavAnI taka maLI hatI. gAMdhIjIe ApaNA dezane je aNamola vArase ApeluM che, tenuM prabhavasthAna amadAvAda rahyuM che. ucca keLavaeNNI kSetre gAMdhIjIe je ajoDa akhataro karyo hate, te gUjarAta - vidyApIThanuM mathaka paNa amadAvAdamAM ja hatuM - ane gAMdhI vicArasaraNInI sauthI vadhu vyApaka asaranI daSTie AkhA bhAratamAM kadAca gujarAta pramukhasthAne Ave. A badhAM kAraNe gujarAta yunivarsiTI enI prAraMbhika bhUmikAmAM e paraMparA anusAra varte e sanI apekSA hatI, ane te pramANe gujarAta yunivarsiTIe vartI paNa batAvyuM.

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eka jhalaka - paNa dezamAM bIje evI havA jAmI zakI nahIM bhASAnA aneka jhaghaDA UbhA thayA. hiMdI-hiMdustAnI, svabhASA-hiMdI evA jhaghaDAoe ati ugra svarUpa dhAraNa karyuM. pariNAme be bilADI ne vAnaranI vAtanuM punarAvartana thayuM ne hiMdanI bhASAnI sAThamArImAM aMgrejInA TekedArone phAvatuM AvI gayuM. ApaNe tyAM enA pratyAdhAta kadAca na paData - paNa gujarAta yunivarsiTInA kAyadAmAM dasa varSamAM mAdhyamanI bhASA gujarAtI ane/athavA hiMdI rAkhavAne je Adeza hatA, te aMge ApaNI muMbaI sarakAre peAtAne hastakanI kaoNlejemAM hiMdI mAdhyama rahe evA Agraha sevyo. AnA pratyAghAtamAM zrI, maganabhAIe potAnA ja sAthIo ne mitrAnI banelI muMbaI sarakAra sAme mAravA mAMDayA ne gujarAta yunivarsiTImAM mAdhyamanI bhASA tarIke gujarAtI ja raheze evA prastAvane mATe seneTanI bahumatI meLavI. AmAM 1961 sudhI amuka zarate vikalpe aMgrejI cAlu rahe evI bAMdhachoDa emaNe karI. Ane laIne je lokone mAdhyamanI bhASA tarIke gujarAtI tema ja hiMdI paikI eka paNa maMjUra na hatI, je kevaLa aMgrejI ja IcchatA hatA, te paNa sarjanAro samutkSane arpa yajJati paMDitaHne nyAye bhaLyA - evI AzAe ke 1961 sudhI te aMgrejI cAlu raheze -- pachI '61nI pachInI vAta '61mAM, e vakhate jo e saune khyAla hota ke 1961nI sAla mATenuM AyeAjana karanAra vAIsa-cAnselara zrI. maganabhAI haze, to saMbhava che ke temaNe te vakhate judA vicAra karyo hota - ne kevaLa aMgrejI ja athavA kevaLa hindInI ja himAyata karI hota. hiMdInI e kAraNe ke e vAta azakaya hatI (je ANaMdanI vallabha vidyApIThe sArI rIte puravAra karI dIdhI che) eTale aMgrejIne ja amarapaTo maLI jAya. paNa emAM e badhA bhUlathApa khAI gayA. pariNAme zrI. maganabhAInA vAIsansAnselarapade AvyA pachI e saunA dilamAM phaDaka pesI gaI ke have te| gujarAtI ja mAdhyama banaze. ethI seneTe karelA nirNayane eka athavA bIjI rIte niSphaLa banAvavA e saunA taraphathI cakro gatimAna banyAM che. have mAdhyama tarIke aMgrejInA upayoga karavAnA vikalpane '61nI jagyAe '65 sudhI laMbAvavAnI mAgaNI emanA taraphathI zarU thaI che. 'aNIcUkayo so varSa jIve'nI Dhabe e badhAM baLoe have peAtAnA dAva ajamAvavA mAMDayA che. '65 sudhInI mahetala maLI jAya, pachI '70 sudhI jatAM koNa rokavAnuM che! - . A baLAnuM sAmarthya jevuM tevuM nathI. yunivarsiTInA vahIvaTa ne zikSaNanuM mAdhyama 30 yunivarsiTInI sthApanA kALe gujarAtI hovAM joIe evI

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31 zikSaNanuM mAdhyama, aMgrejI ane zrI. maganabhAI jorazorathI mAgaNI karanArAomAMnA paNa keTalAka have e jamAtamAM bhaLyA che, ane kaI raDyAkhaDayA apavAda sivAya bhAratanA - ane khAsa karIne ApaNI nikaTanI - badhI yunivarsiTIonuM emane pIThabaLa che; tema ja yunivarsiTI grAnTa kamizana ane khAsa karIne enA pramukhanI emane bhAre eAtha che. A badhAmAM muMbaI rAjaye aMgrejI aMge lIdhelA chelA nirNaya emanAM haiyAMmAM navuM joma pragaTayuM hovAno pUro saMbhava che. Ama mAdhyama aMgenI emanI laDatamAM zrI. maganabhAI Aje bhAre kasoTInI paLAmAM mukAyA che. e mATe je dhIraja, je kuneha, je dIrdhadaSTi, ane je makkamatAnI jarUra rahe te zrI. maganabhAI dAkhavI zakaze e anekane vizvAsa che. emanA sanmAna samAraMbha prasaMge emanA aneka sAthIo ane mitrone emane emAM sakriya sAtha haze e pratIti zrI. maganabhAIne emanI e laDatamAM satata tAkAta ApatI raheze evI ApaNe AzA rAkhIe te te asthAne nahIM lekhAya. aMgrejI tema ja mAdhyama aMge zrI. maganabhAInI laData kevaLa jIda che evuM mAnanArAo A praznanuM hArda nathI samajyA ema je ApaNe emane kahIe, te temane pUrepUruM mAThuM lAge; kAraNa ke e badhA paDita che. paNa e paMDitonI eka moTI maryAdA e che ke, temanuM pAMDitya aMgrejI bhASAnA emanA upayogamAM ane e bhASAnI joDe AjIvikA meLavavAnI emanI lAyakAtamAM raheluM che. e lAyakAta emaNe kayA moTA bhAge siddha karI che e vAta je emane kaI kahe, to teo te svIkAravA taiyAra nathI. paNa je paradezI citake A badhuM taTastha rIte jovAnI sthitimAM che, te A bahu sArI rIte samaje che. mahAna Ayariza kavi thI e aMge kahyuM hatuM te jo A paMDitanA dhyAnamAM rahe, te zrI. maganabhAInI vAta kadAca temane samajAya, *The English medium of Education in India was Britain's greatest wrong done to her, It made a stately people clownish putting undignsty into their very souls.' (zikSaNanuM aMgrejI mAdhyama e bhArata paranI briTananI moTAmAM moTI bUrAI hatI. eNe eka gauravavaMta prajAne raMgavA jAMgalA jevI karI Atmagaurava-vihoNI banAvI dIdhI.) aMgrejI aMge je kaMI kahIe te yInA A sUtrAtmaka vidhAna upara kevaLa bhASyarUpa ja lekhAya. paNa e paMDite ane mahApaMDitane ApaNe jarUra

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eka jhalaka pUchI zakIe ke, ApaNA AvaDA moTA deze aMgrejInA varcasvavALA chellA saikAmAM vizvanA graMthAlayamAM sthAna pAmI zake evA judI judI vidyAzAkhA mAM keTalAka maulika graMthanuM sarjana karyuM che? anukaraNa karavAnI ApaNI zakita aMgrejI dvArA vizeSa khIlI che e svIkAravuM joIe ane ApaNA sAhityamAM tema ja ApaNA zAstrIya graMthomAM ane ApaNI vicArasaraNI mAM enAM pramANo ApaNane DhagalAbaMdha maLI rahe che. paraMtu anukaraNathI koI paNa prajA mahAna banIne sAMbhaLI che? anukaraNa eTale maraNa, e bahu vyApaka ane sarvasvIkRta siddhAMta che. zuM ApaNe ApaNI prajAne kAyamane mATe jIvatAM marelI hAlatamAM rAkhavI che? A che zrI maganabhAInI mAdhyamanI bhASA , mATenI laDatano sAra; ane e che aMgrejIne ApaNA zikSaNa kSetre trIjI bhASA tarIkenA enA svAbhAvika sthAne mUkavAnI laDatanuM rahasya. . e ja pramANe zikSaNanI prAthamika kakSAe aMgrejI jevI paradezI bhASAne sthAna na hoI zake, e jhuMbezanI pAchaLa e bhASA sAmene zrI. maganabhAIne koI draSa nathI. e pote aMgrejInA sArA jANakAra che, sAruM aMgrejI lakhI tema ja bolI zake che, aMgrejI sAhityanA ane aMgrejonI vidyopAsanAnA prazasaka che. paNa jema ApeluM ne tApeluM lAMbo vakhata TakatuM nathI, tema bIjA pAsethI laIne koI paNa prajA mahAna thaI zakatI nathI e nyAye, ane ApaNA potAnA paga upara ApaNe deza vahelAmAM vahelI take Ubho raheto thaI jAya, ane e sauthI sArI rIte karavuM hoya to zikSaNakSetrathI enI zarUAta karavI joIe e niyame, te AvA AgrahI banyA che. emanI e laDatamAM emanI haroLa majabUta banatI rahe ane je dhyeya emaNe potAnI najara samakSa rAkhyuM che e pAra pADavAmAM emane saMpUrNa saphaLatA maLe, evI emanA A maMgaLa sanmAna-samAraMbha prasaMge ApaNA saunI prArthanA ho! abhinaMdana graMtha'mAMthI) jhINAbhAI ratanajI desAI

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eka anokhI vyakti zrI. maganabhAI desAIne huM ghaNAM varSothI oLakhuM chuM. bakke teo hAIskUlamAM bhaNatA hatA tyArathI. naDiyAdamAM te vakhate traNa hAIskUle hatI. ghaNAM varSothI muMbaI yunivarsiTInI maeNTrikanI parIkSAmAM naDiyAdanI badhI hAIskUlamAMthI pahelA be vidyArthIo Ave temane "bhAusAheba desAI skolarazipa' ApavAmAM AvatI. hAla esa) esa0 sIImAM te prathA cAlu che, te vakhate gavarnamenTa hAIskUlanA ja vidyArthIo mokhare AvatA ane uparanI skaoNlarazipa meLavatA. naDiyAda gavarnamenTa hAIskUlanA vidyArthIo gaNitanA viSayamAM ghaNA sArA mAkarsa meLavatA ane tene laIne tyAMnA pahelA be vidyArthIo maeNTrikanI parIkSAmAM UMce naMbare AvatA. meM pote paNa naDiyAda gavarnamenTa hAIskUlamAM abhyAsa karela. zrI. maganabhAI mArAthI be varSa pAchaLa hatA. joke temaNe ekasAmaTI be parIkSA ApI eka varSa bacAveluM. eka ati tejasvI vidyArthI tarIke temaNe zALAmAM suMdara chApa pADelI ne zikSakagaNamAM teo mAnItA hatA. te samayamAM sadbhAgye te hAIskUlamAM zikSako ghaNA sArA hatA. sva zrI. jayacaMdabhAI dalAla heDamAstara hatA; ane sva zrI. darU, zrI. mahAbalaprasAda, zrI. mathurabhAI paTela, zrI. pipaTalAla yAjJika vagere ghaNA sArA zikSako hatA. te badhAnI prAti zrI. maganabhAIe saMpAdana karI hatI. te arasAmAM maeNTrikamAMnA pahelA pacAsamAMnA moTA bhAganA vidyArthIe eNliphansTana kaoNlejamAM dAkhala thatA. huM sane 1915mAM eNliphansTana kaoNlejamAM dAkhala thayo te vakhate mArI pahelAMnA bhAusAheba desAI skaoNlaro zrI. hIrAlAla desAI ane zrI. sI ema paTela paNa te ja kaoNlejamAM hatA. zrI. maganabhAI sane 1917mAM maeNTrikanI parIkSAmAM javalaMta phateha meLavIne eNliphansTana kaoNlejamAM ja dAkhala thayA. sane 1917nI sAlamAM naDiyAda gavarnamenTa hAIskUlanA be tejasvI vidyArthIo maeNTrikamAM na rekarDa nedhAvaze ane e sAla hAIskUla mATe e0 - 3

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eka jhalaka ghaNI ja yAdagAra nIvaDaze, ema sau koI AgaLathI mAnatA. sane 1917nI sAlamAM te hAIskUlanA be tejasvI vidyArthIoe pahelAM keIe kadI nahIM meLavelI phateha meLavIne, gavarnamenTa hAIskUlanI ujajavaLa kArakirdI upara suvarNakaLaza caDAvyo. zikSakagaNe svajanoe ane saMbaMdhIoe sevelI AzA paripUrNa thaI. sarvee gaurava anubhavyuM ane te vakhate sAMpaDele anahada AnaMda haju paNa sAMbhare che. A be vidyArthIomAMnA eka zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane bIjA zrI. sI0 sI0 desAI (AI sI esa9). zrI. sI sIva desAInuM dhyeya pahelethI AI sI. esa)nI parIkSAmAM uttIrNa thavAnuM hatuM. te hetu lakSamAM rAkhI, eka varSa bacAvavA khAtara te e vakhatanA chaThThA dhoraNamAMthI maeNTrikanI parIkSAmAM beThA. A banne vidyArthIo prakhara tejasvI ane mahenatu hatA; ane ekabIjA vacce sakhata harIphAI hatI. keNa kone mArI jaze, e kahevuM muzkela hatuM. kadAca banne sarakhA mAkarsa meLave te paNa saMbhava hato ane lagabhaga thayuM paNa tema ja. te samayamAM maeNTrikanI parIkSAmAM AkhI yunivarsiTImAM prathama AvanArane 70 TakAthI 75 TakAnI AsapAsa mAkarsa maLatA ane 60 TakA uparanA lagabhaga badhA pahelA pacAsamAM AvatA. te vakhate AjanA jeTalA aDhaLaka mAkarma apAtA nahIM; ane AvatA nahIM; kAraNa mAdhyama aMgrejI hatuM ane vadhumAM AjanA jevA parIkSako nahotA. AjanI sarakhAmaNImAM te samayanA vidyArthIo ochA hoziyAra hatA e kahevuM bhUlabhareluM che. sane 1917mAM AkhI yunivarsiTImAM maeNTrikamAM prathama naMbare AvavAnuM mAna zrI. esa0 vIru dezapAMDene maLyuM. zrI. sI sI0 desAI ane zrI. maganabhAI desAI AkhI yunivarsiTImAM bIjA ane trIjA naMbare AvyA, banenA mAkarsamAM eka ja mArkane taphAvata hatA ane pahelA ane bIjA vacce paNa ghaNA thoDA mAkarsane taphAvata hato. A traNe vidyArthIo eNliphansTana kaoNlejamAM dAkhala thayA, zrI. maganabhAI desAI, naDiyAdanA desAIvagAnA pATIdAra che. joke ghaNA varSonA anAvila sAthenA sahavAsane kAraNe teo anAvila che ema keTalAka mAne che. temane janma sAmAnya sthitivALA saMskArI kuTuMbamAM thayelo. te samayamAM ja hoziyAra vidyArthIo Arthika viTaMbaNAne kAraNe AgaLa bhaNI zake tema na hoya, temane mATe ja0 TIva boDiMga eka AzIrvAdarUpa hatI. zrI. maganabhAI ane zrI. dezapAMDee baMnee jIva TI. boDiMgamAM praveza meLavI AgaLa abhyAsa cAlu rAkhela. jI. TI boDiMgamAM rahIne bhaNelA

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eka anekhI vyakti 5 tejasvI vidyArthIomAM ghaNI nAmAMkita vyaktione samAveza thAya che. zrI. morArajIbhAI desAI, zrI. sIema) trivedI, zrI. jasTIsa bhagavatI, zrI. jasTIsa DI0 vi0 vyAsa vageree e ja boDiMgamAM rahI kaoNlejane abhyAsa cAlu rAkhela. zrI. maganabhAI desAI badhAM ja varSamAM eNliphansTana kaoNlejamAM skaoNlara hatA e bhAgye ja kahevAnuM hoya. inTara AsanI parIkSAmAM pharsTa kalAsa meLavavAnuM te samaye paNa kaThaNa hatuM. ane 1919mAM inTaranI parIkSAmAM zrI. maganabhAI desAI tema ja zrI. sI. sI0 desAI pharsTa kalAsamAM AvelA. ane te ja sAlamAM inTara ArTasamAM pharsTa kalAsamAM AvanAra temanA sahAdhyAyIomAM zrI. jasTIsa cAgalA, sva zrI, anaMta naMdanAtha dIkSita ane sva0 prANalAla bApAlAla paTela hatA. bhinna bhinna kSetramAM paDI gayA chatAM zrI. maganabhAI tathA sI. sI. desAI potapotAnA kSetramAM ghaNI UMcI pAyarIe pahoMcyA che. A joDInI eTale ke A baMne lADIlA vidyArthIonI kaoNlejanI kArakirdI ati tejasvI hatI eTaluM ja nahIM paraMtu tyAra pachI paNa te kArakirdI vadhu javalaMta banI che. sane 1919mAM zrI. sI sI desAI AI. sI, esa0 thavA gayA ane zrI. maganabhAI bI e0mAM bhaNatA hatA tyAre dezamAM pU. gAMdhIjInI hAkala vAgI ane tenAthI prerAIne temaNe kaoNleja choDI ane tyArathI Aja sudhI pU. gAMdhIjInA siddhAMtane aDaga ane custapaNe pALanAra agragaNya vyaktiomAMnA teo eka che. gUjarAta vidyApIThamAMthI "pAraMgata'nI upAdhi meLavI te ja vidyApIThamAM prAdhyApaka tarIke temaNe varSo sudhI kAma karyuM ane hAla paNa gujarAta yunivarsiTInA upakulapatine ucca hoddo dharAve che chatAM gUjarAta vidyApITha pratyenA pakSapAta ane premane laIne teo tyAMnA "mahAmAtra' tarIke cAlu rahyA che. A vastu ghaNI sUcaka che. zrI. maganabhAIno gujarAtI bhASA pratyene pakSapAta ane prema suvidita che. gujarAta yunivasiTImAM aMgrejI mAdhyamane badale krame krame badhI phaeNkalTIomAM gujarAtI mAdhyama apanAvavAnI nItino yaza moTA bhAge temane phALe jAya che. gujarAtI, hiMdI ane aMgrejI A traNe bhASA upara teo suMdara kAbU dharAve che. "gina' patronuM temaNe suMdara rIte ane saphaLatAthI chevaTanAM

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36 eka jhalaka varSomAM saMcAlana kareluM ane temAMnA zrI. maganabhAIe lakhelA mananIya lekho temanI vidvattA, siddhAMta ane vivecanazaktinI pratIti karAve che. bhinna kSetramAM paDI gayelA hovAthI varSo sudhI ame baMne ekabIjAnA nikaTanA samAgamamAM AvI zakelA nahIM. paraMtu sane 1950mAM gujarAta yunivarsiTInI sthApanA thaI tyArathI seneTamAM sAthe hovA uparAMta. je pahelI sinDikeTa cUMTAI AvI temAM ame baMne cUMTAI AvelA ane tyAra pachInI sinDikeTamAM paNa cUMTAyelA eTale sinDikeTamAM lAgalagATa cha varSa sAthe kAma karavAno moko maLelo. - zrI. maganabhAI eka siddhAMtavAdI paruSa che. pitAnA siddhAMtonA samarthanamAM teo haMmeza sATa dalIla kare che. temanI bhASA haMmezAM jozIlI ja hoya ane temanA vidhAnane Teko maLe ke na maLe tenI lezamAtra paravA karyA vagara potAnuM maMtavya ane daSTibiMdu te rajU karatA AvyA che. nIDaratA to temane varelI che. zrI. maganabhAI sAme vAdavivAdamAM utaravAnI koI hiMmata kare athavA te zrI. maganabhAIne nAhaka chaMcheDavAnI koI dhRSTatA kare, to zuM pariNAma Ave e samajavuM muzkela nathI. vyakti, pakSa ke pachI bhale sarakAra hoya te paNa emAMnA koInI paNa sAme, pitAne kharuM lAge te anusAra TIkA karyA vagara rahe ja nahIM. koInI paNa "zehamAM taNAyA vagara nIDarapaNe pitAnA maMtavyo bedhaDaka jAheramAM rajU karanAra emanA jevI vyaktio hAlanA jamAnAmAM javalle ja jovA maLe che. seneTamAM mAdhyama aMgenuM potAnuM dRSTibiMdu rajU karatI vakhate temaNe sApha sApha suNAvI dIdheluM ke, gujarAta yunivarsiTImAM zikSaNa ane parIkSaNanuM mAdhyama gujarAtI ja raheze ane hiMdInA TekedAro mArga bhUlyA che. temaNe spaSTa zabdomAM ema paNa kaheluM ke gujarAta yunivasiTI e sarakAranI mAlikInI saMsthA che ema mAnavAnI sarakAra bhUla na kare ane vadhumAM yunivarsiTIonI svataMtratA upara sarakAre tarApa na mAravI joIe ane vidyApIThone rAjakAraNamAMthI mukta rAkhavI joIe. teo rAjyasabhAnA paNa sabhya che ane tyAMnAM temanAM pravacano temanI na DaratAnI sAkSI pUre che. paMcavarSIya yojanA vize temaNe je suMdara chaNAvaTa karelI tene vartamAnapatroe sArI prasiddhi ApelI. sane 1956mAM pharI pAchI sinDikeTanI cUMTaNI thavAnI hatI tyAre mane khabara paDI ke zrI. maganabhAI UbhA rahevA mAgatA nathI. zrI. maganabhAI

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37 eka anekhI vyakti vagaranI sinDikeTa nIrasa banI jaze ane vadhumAM teo sinDikeTamAM hovA ja joIe evuM huM mAnato hovAthI, meM temane cUMTaNImAM UbhA rahevA Agraha karyo. temaNe mane lakhI jaNAvyuM ke, te vakhatanA saMjogo jotAM ane bIjA agatyanA saMjogo jotAM ane bIjA agatyanA kAmanA bojAne lIdhe temaNe lIdhelo nirNaya barobara che. ane vadhArAmAM A nirNayane lIdhe huM temane "jiddI' to nahIM ja mAnuM evo ullekha karelo. zrI. maganabhAI jidI" che evI sAdhAraNa mAnyatA keTalAMka vartuLamAM pravarte che. sAmAnuM daSTibiMdu dhyAnamAM lIdhA pachI paNa pitAnI vastu jo temane kharI lAge, te tene te vaLagI rahe che. potAnA siddhAMtone aMge bAMdhachoDa na kare, ane pitAne satya lAge e ja nIDarapaNe kahe, tene laIne je emane jidI kahevAmAM Ave, to to barAbara. keTalIka nAnI bAbate uparathI paNa zrI. maganabhAI mATe sahaja mAnanI lAgaNI pedA thAya che. sinDikeTanI cUMTaNI thavAnI hoya te vakhate eka nAnI cabarakI chapAvI pote cUMTaNImAM UbhA rahevAnA che enI mAtra jANa seneTanA sabhyone TapAla mAraphate karyA pachI, koIne paNa te sIdhesIdhA maLatA nathI ane mata mATe kahetA nathI. zrI. maganabhAInAM aneka pAsAM che, temanI nIDaratA, temanI pramANikatA ane temanAM sacoTa ane vedhaka vidhAno e emanI viziSTatA che. potAne satya lAge, pachI bIjAne gamaze ke nahIM e muzkelI kadI temane naDatI nathI. zrI. maganabhAI sAthe sahamata na thanArA paNa temanA uparanA guNono ane temanI vidvattAnI tArIpha kare che. temanAmAM rahelI sAdAI saheje tarI Ave che ane "Plain living and high thinking' e sUtra temane baMdhabesatuM Ave che. ghaDAyelA niyamonuM kaDaka ane custapaNe pAlana karavAno eka sainikanI mAphaka A graha teo seve che. parIkSA aMge agara te bIjI koI paNa jAtanI gerarItio apanAvanAra khita nasiyata ka nA teo haMmezA tatpara hoya che. Ama chatAM eka vastune nirdeza karavo jarUrI che; kAraNa ke kadAca e vastunI ghaNAne jaNa paNa na hoya. koI paNa niyama vAMcatAM jo be artha nIkaLI zakatA hoya te vidyArthIone jenAthI vadhumAM vadhu lAbha maLe tevo artha ghaTAvavA teo Atura hoya che ane aneka vidyArthIone Ano lAbha maLelo che.

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eka jhalaka zrI. maganabhAIe harahaMmeza niyamita ane pravRttimaya jIvana gALyuM che. vAcanane anahada zekha; ane lAMbA tathA mananIya lekho lakhatAM kadI kaMTALe nahIM. "joDaNIkoza'nI trIjI AvRtti tauyAra karavAnuM bhagIratha kAma zrI. maganabhAIne soMpavAmAM AveluM. trIjI ane cothI AvRttio, tema ja temaNe lakhelI suMdara prastAvanA" jotAM tenI pAchaLanA athAga parizramane saheje khyAla AvI zake tema che. upaniSadone temaNe karelo UMDo abhyAsa suvidita che. zuddha bhASA mATe teo Agraha sevatA AvyA che. bhASAMkamizananA eka sabhya tarIke temanI varaNI karIne bhArata sarakAre temanI vidvattAnI kadara karelI. pite sakriya bhAga laI zake ane upayogI nIvaDe te ja koI paNa kamiTI agara kamizananuM sabhyapada svIkAre, e emane siddhAMta che. vAcana, manana ane ciMtana e temanA jIvananuM eka aMga che. vaLI temanAmAM rahelI Sense of humourno kharo khyAla temanI nikaTamAM AvanArane ja AvI zake. vaLI eka prazna ema upasthita thAya che ke, emane koI zekha che kharo! uparanI vastuo bAjue mUkIe te jomathI niyamita cAlavAne, sarasa cA pIvAna ane sArI sopArI khAvAno zekha temane jarUra che. samagra rIte vicAra karatAM mArA mAnavA mujaba zrI. maganabhAI desAI eka anokhI vyakti che. A SaSTipUrtinA zubha prasaMge e sarasvatInA upAsakane ane Aja dina sudhI eka prakhara keLavaNIkAra tarIke karelA temanA kAryane huM bhAvabhInI aMjali ApuM chuM ane vadhumAM prANuM chuM ke paramAtmA temane sukhI rAkhe, ane lAMbuM AyuSya Ape tathA dezonnatinA kAryamAM pitAne mahatvano phALo ApavA teo vadhu zaktizALI bane. "astu." abhinaMdana graMtha mAMthI] baTubhAI desAI

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AzramI jIvana jIvavAvALA bhAI maganabhAIe gujarAtI bhASAmAM keTalAMka samAjopayogI pustako lakhyAM che. rijhayavaMdhu, phirakSA ane sAhitya tathA navanIvananuM saMpAdana karatAM karatAM emaNe aneka lekhe ane nadhio lakhyAM che. tema ja upaniSada jevA AdhyAtmika graMthone gujarAtI bhASAmAM utArIne emaNe jAte abhyAsa karanArAo mATe suMdara sagavaDa UbhI karI ApI che. Ama gujarAtI sAhitya tema ja gujarAtI bhASAnI emaNe umadA sevA karI che. emAMya satyAgrahanI mImAMsA jevuM pustaka lakhI ApIne emaNe gujarAtI prajA samakSa satyAgrahanA zAstranuM nirUpaNa karyuM che. paNa zAstra lakhavuM e eka vAta che ane e zAstra pramANe jIvana jIvavuM e bIjI vAta che. maganabhAI lakhI paNa jANe che ane jIvI paNa jANe che. maganabhAI eka satyAgrahI yuddhA che e vAtanuM pArakhuM paNa gujarAtane svarAjya-AMdolana vakhate tema ja bIjA aneka prasaMgee thayuM che. ApaNA dezamAM dareka bhASAne enA yogya sthAne besADavA mATe teo Aje paNa eka ddhAnI adAthI jhUjhI rahyA che. gujarAtamAM gAMdhIvicArane vaheto rAkhavAmAM tathA gujarAtanA jAhera jIvanane e dizAmAM vaLAMka ApavAmAM emaNe samAjajIvananA cokIdAranI garaja sArI che. bApujIe zarU karelI gUjarAta vidyApIThanI rASTrIya keLavaNI aMgenI anekavidha pravRttione vikasAvavAmAM gUjarAta vidyApIThanA mahAmAtra tarIke, tema ja keLavaNI viSayaka sarakArI nItine tema ja lokamAnasane nayI tAlImanI dizAmAM cAlanA ApavAmAM aneka keLavaNIkAra tarIke, emano nAnosUno phALe nathI. hAlamAM teo gujarAta yunivarsiTInA upakulapati tarIke paNa kAma karI rahyA che. paNa ahIM huM emane eka AzramI jIvana jIvavAvALA nehIjana tarIkeno paricaya ApavA mAguM chuM. bAhya dekhAvamAM sAmAnyajana jevA dekhAtA hovA chatAM bhAI maganabhAInuM AMtarika jIvana eka sAdhakanuM jIvana che. saMsArI rahIne jIvanamAM brahmacaryanuM vratanuM pAlana karanAra mATe maganabhAInuM jIvana eka Adarza namUno pUro pADe evuM che, e emane jhINavaTathI nIkhanAra ja joI zake ema che.

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eka jhalaka bhakta hovAno jarAya dekhAva karyA vinA teo vyApaka arthamAM eka bhaktajana che. sAmAnya kalpanA evI hoya che ke AzramavAsI cA na pIe, sepArI na khAya ane bIjA aneka bAhya niyamathI baMdhAyelo hoya; paNa maganabhAI AvI maLe to cA sopArIneya nyAya Ape ane paricita ghara hoya to ene mAMgIneya le. paNa emanuM AMtarika jIvana satya Adi vratathI ja ghaDAyeluM che. maganabhAInI vANImAM satyAgrahano raNakAra hoya che ane caNacaNATI lAve evI kAkara paNa hoya che. vAgyuddhamAM emanI tejIlI vANI bhalabhalA vAgvIrane mAta kare che ane kyAreka kyAreka te jakhamI paNa karatI hoya che. paNa emanA aMtaramAM eka snehIjanano sneha paNa bharyo hoya che. kaI paNa paricitane joIne emanA moDhA paranI hAyarekhA khIlI UThe che ane ekAda vAkyamAM e enA khabaraaMtara pUchI le che tyAre emane cena paDe che. samAjanI sAcI sevA karanArAnA e premI jana che. juvAna mitrane maLe che tyAre emanI vANIno pravAha vahete aTaka ja nathI. emane ema thAya che ke je kAMI mArI pAse che e emane ApI dauM; ema chatAM eka kuzaLa zikSakanI mAphaka bolatI vakhate emanI sAme cokkasa nizAna hoya che. emanI vANImAM gaMbhIratA Ave che, hAsya-vinoda Ave che tema ja aMgamAM hAvabhAva paNa Ave che. A badhA sAthe eka zamavAsImAM hovA joIe evA keTalAya AMtarika guNo emaNe emanA jIvanamAM evA vikasAvyA che ke, e emanA jIvanane zobhAve che. huM emane AzramavAsI nahIM paNa AzramajIvI kahuM chuM. emanI nirbhayatA, spaSTa vakatavya, satya mATe Agraha, jIvanamAM saMyama ane sAdagInuM svAbhAvika tava, Izvara vizenI UMDI AstikatA, koI paNa samAjasevaka mATe jarUrI evI Ama janatA mATenI aMtaranI lAgaNI, samAjamAM banatA nAnAmoTA banAvo vizenI Akalanazakita tathA e aMgenuM jarUrI adhyayana, ciMtana ane manana emanA jIvanamAM tejasvitA bharI mUke che. je kArya teo hAthamAM le che, emAM kartavya-buddhithI UMDA UtarIne teo emanI AgavI bhAta pADe che. emanAmAM paDelI sUkama tAratamya buddhi, tIkSaNa tarkazakti tathA UMDI abhyAsavRtti emane jIvananA koI ne koI kSetramAM mokhare ja rAkhata. bApujInA sparze emane samAjasevAnA kSetramAM AvyA. emanA upara gaNAvyA guNone kAraNe e koI AzramamAM na rahetA hovA chatAM teo eka

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vidyApIThanA mahAmAtra prakAranuM AzramI jIvana ja jIvI rahyA che. ane keLavaNIne mAdhyama banAvIne samAjasevA karI rahyA che. emanI zakti ane sevA mATe gujarAta gaurava laI zake ema che. emanA jIvanamAMthI mArA jevA anekane sIdhI tema ja ADakatarI ghaNI preraNA maLI che. emanI sAdhanA vikasatI jAo ane bIjA anekane preraNA maLatI rahe. abhinaMdana graMthamAMthI) babalabhAI mahetA vidyApIThanA mahAmAtra I0 sa0 1920mAM vidyApIThanI sthApanA tenA AjIvana kulapati mahAtmA gAMdhIjIe karI. tyAra bAda saradAra vallabhabhAI kulapati pade AvyA. saradAranA dehanata pachI ApaNA rASTrapramukha DaoN. rAjendraprasAda vidyApIThanA kulapatipade cAlu che. saMsthAnuM kulanAyaka pada anukrame zrI. gidavANIjI, zrI. nAnAbhAI bhaTTa, zrI. kAkAsAheba kAlelakara ane saradAra sAhebe bhAvyuM che. Aje bhArata sarakAranA nANAmaMtrI morArajIbhAI desAI vidyApIThanA kulanAyakapade tA. 14-6-48thI cAlu che. Aja sudhImAM A saMsthAnA mahAmArA tarIke jeoe kAma karyuM che, temAM zrI. kiralAla mazarUvALA ane zrI. naraharibhAI parIkha mukhya che. zrI. maganabhAI prabhudAsa desAI tA. 3-8-37thI (1930mAM zrI. naraharibhAI parIkhanA jelanivAsa daramiyAna zrI. maganabhAI desAI thoDo vakhata mahAmAtra thayA hatA.) mahAmAtra tarIke cAlu che. vidyApIThanI mukhya pravRtti evuM je mahAvidyAlaya, tenA AcArya tarIke zarUAtathI anukrame zrI. gidavANIjI, zrI. kRpalAnIjI ane zrI. kAkAsAheba rahyA che. tA. 28-6-47thI eTale ke mahAvidyAlayanI pravRtti navesarathI zrI. mahAdeva desAI samAjasevA mahAvidyAlayanA nAme zarU karI, tyArathI zrI. maganabhAI desAI tenA AcArya tarIke Aja sudhI cAlu che. I0 sa0 1937mAM zrI. maganabhAI desAIe vidyApIThanA mahAmAtranI javAbadArI svIkArI. te samaye vidyApIThanI zaikSaNika pravRttimAM I0 sa0

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eka elapha 4 1935mAM zarU kareluM vinaya maMdira cAlu hatuM. te uparAMta prakAzaneAnuM kAma, saMzodhananuM kAma, graMthAlayanuM kAma jema hatuM tema saMbhALI rakhAtuM hatuM. paNa te kAmeAne vega maLavAnA saMjogA hatA nahIM, te samaye vidyApIThanI Arthika sthiti paNa evI hatI ke Avaka-kharcanA AMkaDA sarakhA karatAM muzkelI anubhavavI paDatI hatI. dara sAla vidyApITha phALo ugharAvAtA hatA ane temAM paNa jarUrI rakama ekaThI thaI zakatI nahotI. te vakhate vidyApIThanAM prakAzanA khAte kula rokANa sALa hajAra jeTaluM ja thaI zakayuM hatuM; graMthAlayanAM pustakonI kiMmata phakta ekatAlIsa hajAra sAtaseAnI ja hatI; joDaNIkozanuM kAma dhImuM hatuM. TUMkamAM, saradArazrInA zabdomAM kahIe to, saphaLa bI sayavAyuM hatuM te UgIne dharatI upara dekhAvA mAMDayuM hatuM. tene uchera karanAra kuzaLa mALInI jarUra hatI. zrI. maganabhAI desAIe AvA kaparA saMjogamAM vidyApIThanuM mahAmAtrapada svIkAryuM. zrI. maganabhAI desAI mahAmAtrapade AvyA pachI te vakhatanI pAMcamI kakSA sudhInA cAlu vinayamaMdirane pUrNa vinayamaMdira banAvavAmAM AvyuM. I0 20 1938mAM vinaya maMdira uparAMta varSAzikSaNa tAlIma varga, prauDhazikSaNa tAlIma varga, ane prauDhazikSaNanuM kAma upADavAmAM AvyuM. gujarAtanAM zALA maMDaLAe meAkalelA zikSakoe vidyApIThanA varSAzikSaNa tAlIma vargamAM tAlIma laI potapAtAnA jillAomAM vadhu tAlImanI zarUAta karI. A varga pUro thayA bAda amadAvAda jillA zALA maMDaLanA zikSakone udyoganI tAlIma ApavAnuM kAma vidyApIThe mAthe lIdhuM. prauDhazikSaNanA kAmanI zarUAta najIkanA usmAnapurA gAmamAM trizALAthI karavAmAM AvI. majUra mahAjananA prauDhazikSaNanA vargomAM paNa vidyApIThe madada karI. 1939mAM bALavarga ane pahelA dhAraNathI kumAramaMdiranI zarUAta karavAmAM AvI. A badhI zaikSaNika pravRttie uparAMta 1937mAM joDaNIkozanA kAmane vadhu sevako rokI vega ApavAmAM Avyo. e ja sAlamAM rASTrabhASAnA kozanuM kAma upADayuM. vaLI vAcanamALAnI pahelI cAra cApaDIe taiyAra karavAnuM kAma zarU karavAmAM AvyuM. sarakAra sAthenA patravyavahArane pariNAme vidyApIThanA joDaNIkezane sarakArI mAnyatA maLI. 1938-39mAM zrI. maganabhAI desAInA taMtrIpade zikSaNa ane sAhitya cAlu karavAmAM AvyuM. 1940-41mAM vijJAnanI paribhASA taiyAra karavAnuM kAma zarU thayuM. eTalAmAM 1942mAM svarAjanI laData zarU thatAM saMsthAnuM kAmakAja baMdha karavAmAM AvyuM. saMsthAnI sAcavaNI pUratA be sevakone rAkhI bIjA saune

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43 vidyApIThanA mahAmAtra chUTA karavAmAM AvyA ane i0 sa0 1938nI jema saMsthAnA sevaka ane vidyArthIoe svarAjanI laDatamAM jhaMpalAvyuM. 3 1942 thI 1944 sudhI saMsthAnuM kAmakAja baMdha rahyuM. 1944mAM vidyApITha prakAzanA aMge zrI. revAbhAI paTela smArakamALAnuM kAma vidyApIThane navuM maLyuM. 1945mAM zikSaLa ane sAhitya pharIthI cAlu karavAmAM AvyuM. e ja sAlamAM sva zrI. mahAdevabhAI desAI smAraka phALAnuM ugharANuM zarU thayuM ane tenA eka maMtrI tarIke vidyApIThanA mahAmAtra nimAyA, 1945mAM prakAzanA aMge sva0 sUrajabahena smArakamALAnuM navuM kAma saMsthAne soMpavAmAM AvyuM. zrI. maganabhAI desAI e ja arasAmAM amadAvAda myunisipala zALA maMDaLanA sabhya ane pramukha cUMTAyA. 1947mAM zrI. mahAdeva desAI smAraka TrasTanA sahakArathI zrI. mahAdeva desAI samAjasevA mahAvidyAlaya cAlu karavAmAM AvyuM. e ja gALAmAM amadAvAda myunisipala zALAnA zikSakonI tAlIma mATe udyoga tAlIma varga zarU karyo. vaLI hiMdustAnI pracAra samiti, varSA pAsethI gujarAtanuM hiMdustAnI pracAranuM kAma vidyApIThe saMbhALI lIdhuM ane 195 pracAra kendro ane 71 pracArakonA sahakArathI vidyApIThe gujarAtamAM hiMdustAnI pracAranA kAmanI zarUAta karI vidyApIThanI grAma sevAsamitinuM kAma ATopI levAnuM hovAthI 1947mAM vallabha vidyAlaya, beAcAsaNamAM prAthamika zALAnuM pAMcamuM dhAraNa ane prAthamika zALAnA zikSakone kAMtaNavaNATanI tAlImanuM kAma yarU karyuM. e ja sAlamAM khAdIvidyA tAlIma varga zarU karavAmAM AvyA. zrI, maganabhAI myunisipala zALA maMDaLanA pramukha tarIke gujarAtamAM navI sthapAnArI gujarAta yunivarsiTI kamiTInA sabhya banyA. A ja arasAmAM sarakArI kaoNpIrAITa-saMgraha vidyApITha graMthAlayane maLyo. graMthapAla tAlIma vargo vidyApIThamAM calAvavAnI vyavasthA karavAmAM AvI. 1948mAM kumAramaMdiranI zarUAta zarUnAM pAMca dhAraNAthI karavAmAM AvI. A kumAramaMdirane amadAvAda myunisipAliTIe ane sarakAre mAnyatA ApI. 1950mAM te pUrNa kumAramaMdira banyuM. 1949mAM vidyApITha joDaNIkozanI navI AvRtti bahAra paDI ane te pachInA varSe vinIta joDaNIkozanuM kAma upADavAmAM AvyuM. 1951nI sAlamAM dhAraNathI karavAmAM AvI. vinayamaMdiranI zarUAta AThamA ane navamA 1952 mAM esa0 esa0 sI0 kakSAnI vinIta

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eka jhalaka parIkSA vidyApIThe yojI. te ja sAlamAM zrI. mahAdeva desAI smAraka mALAnuM kAma saMsthAe navuM upADayuM ane te ja varSe vinayamaMdiranI dazamI zreNI cAlu karI. 1953mAM te pUrNa vinayamaMdira banyuM. 1954mAM surata jillAnI aMdaranA AdivAsI vistAramAM vidyApIThane basa vIghAM jamInanuM dAna maLatAM, vidyApITha aMbheTI sukhAlamAM grAmasevA kendranI zarUAta karI. ane 1955mAM sarakArI madadathI tyAM eka AzramazALA zarU karavAmAM AvI. A ja varSamAM sarakArI sI0 pI0 0 oNphisarone tAlIma ApavA mATe khAdI grAmodyoga mahAvidyAlaya zarU thayuM. hiMdustAnI pracAranI pravRtti aMge kamika parIkSA ane pracAraka vargonI vyavasthA uparAMta zikSaka sanadanA vargo zarU karyA. - 1956mAM satyAgraha Azrama smAraka, kocarabano vahIvaTa sarakAra pAsethI vidyApIThe saMbhALyo. khAdI grAmodyoga mahAvidyAlaya baMdha thatAM sarakArI telaghANI nirIkSaka vargo cAlu karavAmAM AvyA. vaLI gujarAtanA binagujarAtIo mATe gujarAtInI cAra kamika parIkSAonI pejanA karIne cAlu karavAmAM AvI. vidyApITha vAcanamALA, hiMdustAnI vAcanamALA ane vinaya vAcanamALA badhI zreNI mATe taiyAra karavAmAM AvI. ATalA uparathI joI zakAze ke, 1937mAM zrI. maganabhAI desAI saMsthAnA mahAmAtrapade AvyA tyAre vidyApIThanI pravRttio kevA prakAranI hatI ane Aje pravRttiothI dhamadhamatI e kevI saMsthA banI rahI che. zrI. mahAdeva desAI samAjasevA mahAvidyAlayanA snAtakanI padavIne muMbaI sarakAre ane gujarAta yunivarsiTIe mAnyatA ApI che. vinayamaMdiranI agiyAramI zreNIne abhyAsa pUro karanAra vidyArthI vidyApIThanI vinIta parIkSA Ape che eTaluM ja nahIM paNa esa esa sI parIkSAmAM besavA mATe tene lAyaka gaNavAmAM Avyo che. vidyApIThanI itara cAlu pravRttiomAM vidyApIThanAM prakAzananuM kAma khAsa dhyAna kheMce tevuM che. 1937-38mAM prakAzana khAte vidyApIThanuM rokANa rU. 16,300nuM hatuM, jyAre Aje te AMkaDo pAMca lAkha daza hajAra rUpiyA sudhI pahoMcyo che. purAtattava saMzAdhananuM kAma, pUjAbhAI jaina graMthamALA ane zrI rAjacaMdra jayaMtImALA dvArA cAlu rahyuM che. taduparAMta vidyApIThanA graMthAlayane paNa sAro evo vikAsa thayo che. tene mATe Adhunika sagavaDavALuM khAsa navuM makAna vagabhaga paNa traNa lAkha

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45 vidyApIThanA mahAmAtra rUpiyAne khara bAMdhavAmAM AvyuM che. 1937-38mAM graMthAlayamAM cepana hajAranI kiMmatanAM bAvIsa hajAra pustako hatAM. Aje aDhI lAkhathI vadhu kiMmatanAM pacAvana hajArathI vadhu pustaka graMthAlayamAM saMgrahAyAM che. te uparAMta sarakArI kaoNpIrAITa-saMgrahanAM seMtAlIsa hajArathI vadhu saMkhyAmAM pustaka che te judAM. Ama Aje vidyApIThanI pravRttio saMsthAnA mahAmAtra zrI. maganabhAI desAInI doravaNI nIce ThIka ThIka phUlIphAlI rahI che. gUjarAta vidyApIThanuM kAmakAja cakkasa dhyeyone vaLagIne calAvavAnuM hoya che. ane ema karavA jatAM koI vakhata saMsthAne bAhya daSTie sahana karavAnuM paNa Ave che. vidyApIThanAM be jotAM jaNAze ke svabhASAne pradhAnapada, rASTrabhASA hiMdustAnIne Avazyaka sthAna, dyogika keLavaNIne bauddhika keLavaNI jeTaluM ja prAdhAnya, zArIrika vikAsa mATe vyAyAma ane aMgamahenatanI tAlIma, vagere saMsthAnAM keLavaNI viSayaka dhyeyo che. A dhyeyonuM vidyApIThamAM saMpUrNapaNe pAlana thatuM Aje joI zakAya che. rASTrane piSaka evA kAMtaNa, pIMjaNa, vaNATa, telaghANI, khetI, kAgaLakAma, sIvaNakAma, vagere udyogo barAbara zAstrIya rIte vidyApIThamAM cAle tenI satata mathAmaNa zrI. maganabhAI karI rahyA che. kAMtaNa-vaNATa I0 udyogone abhyAsakramamAM yogya sthAna ApavAmAM AvyuM che ane te nakkI karelA abhyAsakrame barAbara rIte calAvavAno Agraha rAkhavAmAM Ave che. bhAratavarSane utkarSa zahero nahI paNa gAmaDAM upara avalaMbe che, ema vidyApIThanAM dhyeyomAM jaNAvavAmAM AvyuM che. grAmasevAnI gAMdhIjInI A kalapanA zrI. maganabhAie barAbara pacAvI che. vidyApITha tenA moTA bhAganA dravyane ane enA zikSakone mukhya upayoga gAmaDA mATenI rASTrapaSaka keLavaNI a kare, e gAMdhIjIne Adeza zrI. maganabhAIe barAbara jhIlyo che ane vidyApIThanI keLavaNIne krama ghaDavAmAM grAmavAsIonI hAjatene pradhAnapada ApavuM joIe ema zrI. maganabhAI paNa daDhapaNe mAne che. tenA AjanA abhyAsakramo e beyane najara samakSa rAkhIne temaNe goThavyA che. vaLI vidyApITha dvArA gujarAtanAM gAmaDAMmAM paNa sthira kAma karatI saMsthAonI javAbadArI upADavAnI Ave, te te vidyApIThanuM kAma che ema samajI, zrI. maganabhAI tevI javAbadArIo upADI le che. bocAsaNanuM vallabha vidyAlaya

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ane abheTI sukhAlAnIM AzramazALA e be grAma-saMsthAo uparAMta udyogamaMdira, bhalADA ane grAma vidyAlaya, dethalI - e be saMsthAone saMbhALavAnuM kAma paNa vidyApIThane hastaka AvyuM che. AjhAdI bAda gujarAtanA eka agragaNya keLavaNIkAra tarIke rAjyaane kendra sarakAre keLavaNI viSayaka ghaNI kamiTIomAM zrI. maganabhAIne sabhya tarIke lIdhA che. rASTrabhASA pracAra aMge temanA kAmane lakSamAM laI, sarakAre temane bhASApaMcamAM lIdhA hatA. keLavaNInAM badhAM ja pAsAM vize mArgadarzana karavAnI temanI zakti joI sarakAre temane prauDhazikSaNa, samAjakalyANa, svAtaMtrayane itihAsa, bejhika zALAonI tapAsaNI, graMthAlaya-vikAsa, khAdI grAmodyoga vagere kAmo aMgenI ghaNI kamiTImAM sthAna ApyuM che. teo jemAM sabhya nimAyA che (aa keTalIkamAM te pramukha) tevI keTalIka mukhya kamiTIonI yAdI A graMthane ane pariziSTa tarIke ApelI che, te jovAthI sau koIne samajAze ke te badhI kamiTIo mAraphata paNa keLavaNInI keTalI bhAre sevA temaNe karI che.. sarakAra yAne sarakArI mAnasavALAe sAthe kAma levAnI muzkelIo keTalI che tene sau anubhavIone khyAla haze. mAnapUrvaka ApaNA daDha vicArone vaLagIne AvI kamiTIo sAthe kAma levuM, ane saune ApaNA mata tarapha vALavA, e kaparuM kAma karavAnI kuneha zrI. maganabhAImAM che. kaI kaI vakhata nAnI moTI athaDAmaNamAM AvavAnA prasaMge temane prApta thayA che. te vakhate jarAye namatuM ApyA vinA teo potAnA vicAromAM makkama rahyA che, virodha noMdhAvavo paDe tyAM teo virodha noMdhAvyA vinA rahyA nathI, tema ja sabhya tarIke pitAne jaI ja virodha noMdha lakhavAnI pharaja paDe tyAM tema karatAM paNa te acakAyA nathI. vidyApIThanAM nakkI karelAM dhye paikI eka dhyeya A pramANe che: * vidyApITha taraphathI cAlatI tathA tene mAnya karelI pratyeka saMsthA saMpUrNatAe asahakArI hovI joIe ane tethI sarakArane koI paNa prakArano Azraya nahIM thaI zake.' - vidyApIThanuM A dhyeya jevA keTalAka dvidhAmAM paDe che. A dhyeya mujaba sarakArI kAmakAjamAM zrI. maganabhAI kevI rIte bhAga laI zake, tema ja

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vidyApIThanA mahAmAtra vidyApIThanI pravRttione sarakAre ApelI mAnyatA ke grAnTa te kevI rIte svIkArI zake, te keTalAkanA magajamAM jhaTa UtaratuM nathI. uparAMta, vidyApITha sarakArI ophisarane grAmodyogo zIkhavavAnA vargo calAve che, sarakArI zALAnA zikSakone udyogo zIkhavavAno prabaMdha vidyApIThe karyo che. AvAM sarakArI kAme vidyApITha kema karavI ke svIkAratI haze. te ghaNAne svAbhAvika rIte vicAramAM nAkhI de che. javAbamAM zrI. maganabhAI sacoTa rIte vidyApIThanuM dRSTibiMdu samAja che. vidyApITha sarakAra pAse koI jAtane sahakAra mAravA nahIM jAya e vidyApIThanA dhyeyane artha che. svataMtra bhAratanI sarakAra je koI sahakAranI vidyApITha pAse mAgaNI kare ane vidyApIThanA dayeya mujabanuM te kAma hoya, te vidyApITha pitAnuM mizana samajIne te kAma upADe che. vidyApIThanA dhyeyanuM custapaNe pAlana karavAmAM zrI. maganabhAIne pitAnA maMtavyo sAthe kaMI bAMdhachoDa karavI paDatI hoya, te te kAma tema ja tevI madadane te jatAM kare che, ema paNa banyuM che. pitAnuM daSyibidu raju karavA mATe sarakAra sAthe te patravyavahAra karyA kare che. keTalIka vAra sarakAre baMdha karelI madada pAchaLathI maLyAnA dAkhalA paNa che. zrI. maganabhAI desAInI vahIvaTa karavAnI zakita paNa ajaba che. temanI sAthe paricayamAM AvyA vinA athavA temanI sAthe kAma karavAnI taka na maLe tyAM sudhI temanI A zakitane aMdAja saheje Ave ema nathI. vidyApITha saMsthAnA vahIvaTamAM temanI sAthe kAma karatAM anubhave mane jaNAyuM che ke, je kAma mATe moTA vyavasthApako ghaNo samaya le, te kAma zrI. maganabhAI ghaNA ja thoDA samayamAM ApI zake che. patravyavahAra jovAno hoya, pustaka tapAsavAnA hoya, to najara pheravIne tene muddo e jaladI pakaDI pADI zake che ane tene gya nikAla kema karavo tene nirNayAtmaka ukela te tarata ApI de che. navA makAnanA nakazA paNa jhaTa samajI zake che; ane nakazA taiyAra karanAra moTA ijanerone paNa keTalIka vAra dalIlathI samajAvI temAM yogya ane jarUrI pheraphAro karAvI le che. Ama, AvuM badhuM kAma e thoDA samayamAM ukele che, eTale temanA nirNayo sAmAne khuba utAvaLiyA lAge che, paNa hakIkatamAM evuM hotuM nathI. vidyApITha saMsthAmAM sarerAza traNeka kalAka re ja te hAjarI Ape che; te daramyAna vidyApIThanuM vahIvaTI kAma, je Tebala najIka besIne karavAnuM hoya

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eka jhalaka te tathA temanA vargonA kAmathI te barAbara paravArI le che. saMsthAnAM jamInamakAna vagere jovAnuM, saMsthAnAM prakAzano aMge taiyArI karavAnuM, vidyApIThanA sevakonAM kuTuMbIjanone maLatA rahevAnuM. vagere kAma te te haratAM pharatAM ja hoya che. koI vAra koIne Thapako ApavAne Ave tyAre te ApyA bAda bIjI ja kSaNe ThapakAmAtra banelI vyakti taraphanuM temanuM vartana prathamanA jeTaluM ja mAyALu rahe che. sAmAnI bhUla evI hoya ke jethI potAne bhAre nukasAna sahana karavuM paDavAnuM thatuM hoya, to paNa eka keLavaNIkAranI adAthI ja sAmAne eTalA pUratuM kahe che ke, jethI bhaviSyamAM te vyakti evI bhUla karatI aTake. sAmAnI bhUlathI thayelA nukasAnano beja pote ja sahana karI le che; paNa sAmA upara te nAkhatA nathI. koI vAra, sAmAne Thapako ApavAmAM pitAnI bhUla hatI ema temane lAge, te e vastu kabUla karavAmAM paNa te vilaMba karatA nathI. vidyApITha uparAMta gujarAta yunivarsiTI tathA bIjI nAnI moTI saMsthAo, maMDaLa, TrasTa - jemane vahIvaTa zrI. maganabhAI saMbhALe che, tyAM saune temanI sAthe kAma karatAM Avo ja anubhava thAya che. vidyApIThanI vividha pravRttionA ane sthAvara-jaMgama milakata aMgenA hisAbe dara varSe bahAra pADavAmAM Ave che. te hisAbo uparathI joI zakAya che ke, 1937mAM zrI. maganabhAI desAIe saMsthAnuM mahAmAtrapada svIkAryuM, tyAre saMsthAnA Avaka-kharcamAM be pAsAM muzkelIthI sarakhAM thaI zakatAM hatAM - karavAmAM AvatAM hatAM vidyApITha phALo ke bIjI navI Avaka aTakyA jevI hatI; eTale cAlu pravRttio nabhAvavAnI muzkelI anubhavAtI thaI hatI. A saMjogomAM te cAlu pravRttione vikasAvavAnuM ke navI pravRttio upADavAnuM te zakya dekhAtuM ja nahotuM. AvI muzkela paristhitimAM zrI. maganabhAIe vidyApIThanuM taMtra 1947 sudhI calAvyuM. tyAM sudhImAM cAlu pravRttio nabhAvI ane keTalIka navI paNa zarU karI. 1949nA mArcanA aMte saMsthAnI sthApanAthI te divasa sudhImAM, saMsthAnuM kula kharca jatAM Avakane vadhAre rU. 5,22,220 hato; tenI sAme rUA. 2,85,085 amadAvAda ane becAsaNanAM makAna khAte rokAyA hatA, vidyApITha graMthAlayamAM rUA. 1,35,945nI rakamanAM pustaka saMgrahAyAM hatAM jyAre 20,345 nI rakama sarasAmAna khAte rokAyelI hatI. Ama AvI mahAna saMsthAnA cAlu vahIvaTa mATe phakta zI hajAranI rakama hAtha para chUTI

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vidyApIThanA mahAmAtra rahetI jenI sAme saMsthAne eka lAkha, cAra hajAra rUpiyAthI vadhu rakamanI IyaramArka 2kamonA devAnI javAbadArI UbhI hatI. 1949 pachI saMsthAnI cAlu pravRttione ThIka ThIka vega maLyo. cAlu pravRttionA vikasavA uparAMta navI navI pravRttio upADavAmAM AvI; pravRttio khAtenA kharcanI jogavAI mATe Avake vicAravA lAgI, ane te maLatI thaI. A saMsthAnuM saMcAlana karavAmAM Avaka-kharcanI vepArI dRSTi zrI. maganabhAIe koI divasa rAkhI nathI. saMsthAnI jarUrI pravRttio UbhI karIne ja tenA kharcane pahoMcI vaLavAnA upAye temaNe vicAryA che. AvakanA abhAve pravRtti paDatI mukavAnuM temaNe vicAryuM nathI. Ama eka jAhera saMsthAnA saMcAlake jema karavuM ghaTe, tema zrI. maganabhAIe karyuM che. Aje vidyApIThanuM vArSika aMdAjapatra pAMca lAkha AsapAsanA AvakakharcanuM che. saMsthAnA jamIna, makAno khAte rokANa lagabhaga tera lAkhanI rakamanuM che; ane bIjAM be lAkhanAM makAnanuM bAMdhakAma cAlu che. graMthAlayamAM saMgrahAyelA pustakanI kiMmata aDhI lAkhathI vadhu rakamanI che. vidyApIThanA prakAzana khAte pAMca lAkhathI vadhu rakamanuM rokANa rahe che; asabAba khAte lAkheka rUpiyA aMdAje rokAyelA che; jyAre sAme saMsthAnuM bhaMDaLa sADA cauda lAkha lagabhaganuM che. IyaramArka rakama aMge tathA anAmata phaMDanI maLI savA tera lAkha rUpiyAnI saMsthAnI javAbadArI UbhI che, jenI sAme sarerAza sAteka lAkhanI rokaDa rakama silakamAM rahyAM kare che. Ama vidyApIThanI dazakA pahelAM nANAkIya sthiti adhdhara jevI hatI te sadhdharatA zrI. maganabhAI desAInA prayAsathI vaLI rahI che. Ama karavAmAM saMsthAnI cAlu pravRttionA ane navI pravRttionA kharcane pahoMcI vaLavAmAM zrI. maganabhAIe Arthika muzkelI anubhavavA dIdhI nathI tema ja Arthika muzkelIonA kAraNe koI pravRtti temaNe paDatI mUkI nathI. Ama zrI. maganabhAI ekalA keLavaNIkAra nahIM paNa sArA nANAzAstrI paNa che, ema kahevuM joIe. 10 pitAnAM prakAzane aMge vidyApITha amuka cokkasa nIti nakkI karela che. A nIti anusAra pitAnI mukhya pravRttio paikInI A eka pravRtti saMsthA pahelethI karatI rahI che. vidyApIThanuM prakAzana chellAM paMdara varSa thayAM ThIka ThIka vikasyuM che. zrI. maganabhAI aneka kAmamAM ane pravRttiomAM rokAyelA hovA chatAM vidyApIThanI prakAzana-pravRtti vikasAvavA temaNe ThIka ThIka e0 - 4

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eka jhalaka 50 phALA ane samaya ApyAM che. temanAM peAtAnAM paNa ghaNAM pustako prakAzita thayAM che. te jovAthI jaNAze ke, keLavaNI, itihAsa, rAjakAraNa, dharmakAraNa, samAjakAraNa, Adi vividha viSayAmAM temaNe potAnI lekhinI calAvI che. patrakAritvamAM paNa temanI sevA kaMI ochI nathI. rijhana chApAM, navalIvana mAsika vagerenuM saMpAdana karIne te bAbatanI temanI zaktinA ApaNane paricaya karAvyA che. chellI naDiyAdanI gujarAtI sAhitya pariSada vakhate patrakAritva vibhAganA teo pramukha nimAyA hatA. vaLI temanAM lakhANA uparAMta anya prakAzanAmAM temanI prastAvanAo ane nivedanA paNa temanI sAhityika zaktinI ApaNane ThIka ThIka pichANa karAve che. 11 A kaMIka lAMbuM lakhANa pUruM karatAM pahelAM zrI. maganabhAInA viziSTa vyaktitva aMge mArA para paDelI chApa varNavuM, te te asthAne nahIM gaNAya. dhIra gaMbhIra mANasAnA ramUjI svabhAva kevA majAnA hoya che te aMge gAMdhIjInA aneka dAkhalA ApaNane maLI zake ema che. zrI. maganabhAI desAIMne hAthe cha gaLI che. koI temane A khADa bAbata kaMI pUche che, tyAre javAbamAM te jaNAve che ke, 'mane cha AMgaLI che eTale mANasane cha AMgaLI che eTale mANasane cha AMgaLIo kudarate ApelI che. ene artha e ke, jene pAMca AMgaLI che te eka AMgaLInI khADa - khATavALA kahevAvA joIe.' vidyApIThanI jamIna upara vasanArAM saunI eka vaDIla tarIke e saMbhALa rAkhe che. vakhate vakhata saunI khabara aMtara pUchayA karavAnuM, mAMdAone maLatA rahevAnuM, bALakone hetabhAvathI khelAvavA-kudAvavAnuM vagere e barAbara karatA hoya che. te jyAre rastA upara thaIne jatA hAya, tyAre kuTuMbeAnAM bALako, 'dAdA' 'dAdA' kahIne temane bAlAvatAM ja hoya ane te paNa darekane tenA ghaTatA javAba ApatA hAya. nAnAM bALako emane khUba priya che. bALako sAthe ee majAthI khele che, kUde che. A kAraNe A mahAna keLavaNIkAranA gharamAM bALako vinArokaToka ghUsI jaI zake che. zrI maganabhAI game tevA gaMbhIra kAma ke vicAramAM hoya tApaNa bALakone te hetathI bAlAve che, hasAve che, kudAve che ane meAja karAve che. amuka apavAdo sivAya game tevA saMkaTanA samayamAM te kadI nirAza thayelA jovA maLatA nathI, koI saMkaTa ke Aphata vakhate kudarata ane prabhumAM

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maganabhAInA jIvananAM vividha pAsAe zraddhA rAkhI prakAzanI e rAha jotA hoya che. emanA svabhAvanuM A lakSaNa emanA mahAnubhAva AtmAnI ApaNane jhAMkhI karAve che. temanA paricayamAM AvanArane jaNAyA vagara nathI rahetuM ke, dharma pratyenI udAtta bhAvanA, nirabhimAnatA, samAjasevA ane kartavyaniSThA dvArA jIvana jIvavAnI kaLA temaNe siddha karI che. temanI A siddhine lIdhe ja temanuM vidyApIThanuM saMcAlana zobhI rahyuM che ane pratiSThA pAmI rahyuM che. gAMdhIjIe kahyuM che ke, "vidyApITha bhUtakALamAM thaI, vartamAnamAM cAle che ane bhaviSyamAM cAlavAnI che. vidyApIThanAM rUpAMtara thayAM che ane thayAM karaze." gAMdhIjInI vidyApITha vizenI A AzA ane zraddhA e ja Aje zrI. maganabhAI desAInI vidyApITha saMsthA aMgenI AzA ane zraddhA che. maganabhAI desAInuM jIvana e have temanuM vyaktigata - vaiyaktika jIvana rahyuM nathI; temanuM jIvana e sArvajanika jAhera mUDI banI rahyuM che. abhinaMdana graMthamAMthI]. zAMtilAla jIvaNalAla gAMdhI maganabhAInA jIvananAM vividha pAsAMo mane barAbara yAda che, kRSNapakSanI ekAdazInI e rAtrI hatI. lagabhaga sADAnava thavA AvyA haze. huM ane maganabhAI, unALAnI e sAMje meDA DumasanI copATI upara AMTA mAravA nIkaLelA. 4-5 mAIla cAlyA pachI thAka utAravA bAMkaDA upara beThA. AjubAju ghora aMdhAruM hatuM, bAMkaDA badhA nirjana thaI gayA hatA. sAme dariyo ghUghavate hate. DAbI bAjue dUra dara ubharATanA vIjaLInA dIvAo TamaTamatA hatA. jamaNI bAju dIvAdAMDI jhabUkatI hatI. e nIrava zAMtimAM ane e aMdhakAramAM maganabhAIe ekAeka prazna pUchayo - "dAdA, tame te Physiology (zarIra-vijJAna zAstra) bhaNyA cho. mAre jANavuM che ke, zarIramAM Solar plexus kayAM AvyuM? tene bIjI Nervous System sAthe saMbaMdha zuM? te kone niyaMtrita kare che, athavA tene koNa niyaMtrita kare che? Sympathetic system ane Internal Hormones no saMbaMdha zuM? - acAnaka puchAyelA AvA praznothI mane Azcarya thayuM. sAmAnya rIte, pharatAM pharatAM maganabhAI kaMI kaMI vAte karatA. Aje pharatI vakhate zAMta

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eka jhalaka hatA, kaMIka vicAramagna paNa dekhAtA hatA. tyAM A prakArane prazna sAMbhaLI meM sAmethI pUchayuM, "tamAre enuM zuM kAma che?" "mane e zAstrane rasa che. meM ene abhyAsa paNa karyo che, paNa barAbara samaja paDI nathI. huM cakkasa mAnuM chuM ke asalanA yogIone A nADIonuM saMpUrNa jJAna hatuM. suSumaNA vagere nADInAM ane cakonAM barAbara varNana meM vAMcyAM che. haThayogIo e nADIo upara prabhutva dharAvatA ane prANanuM saMkalana karatA. Aje je jovAmAM Ave che ke amuka sAdhuo potAnuM hRdaya ke zvAsocchavAsa thoDA vakhata mATe aTakAvI zake che, athavA thoDA divasa mATe AvatA daTAI rahe che, te e haThAvanA ja prakAro che. meM vAMcyuM che eTaluM ja nahIM, meM ghaNAM varSo pahelAM evA yogIo paNa jovA che ane emanI pAse cheDo anubhava paNa meLavyA che. mAre e viSayamAM UMDA UtaravuM che. AjakAla vakhata nathI maLatuM, paNa tethI zuM?" huM vicAramAM paDayo. maganabhAInI "haTha... phakta virodhIone nahIM, mitrone paNa akaLAvatI. emanA e svabhAvane ane haThayogIo sAthenA emanA rahavAsane kaMI saMbaMdha haze kharo? ghaNAM varSa pahelAM jayAre meM pahelavaheluM sAMbhaLyuM ke maganabhAIe jIvanamAM "guru" karyA hatA, tyAre mane khUba Azcarya thayeluM. maganabhAI ke je potAnI tIkSNa buddhinI madadathI, sAmAne mAta karavAmAM ja mAne, te "ga" Ava paNa namatuM jokhe kharA? maganabhAI ke jemanI khyAti, e sAMbhaLe nahIM to svIkAre kyAMthI"nI hoya, te "phArSi nAM tyAM prapanna"nI sthitimAM kalpI zakAya kharA? chatAM e hakIkata che ke jema zrI. kiralAlabhAIne guru hatA, tema maganabhAIne paNa guru hatA ane e guru karavAnAM mIThAM phaLa emanA mitrone to pUrepUrAM jANItAM che. maganabhAI guru karI zake che - e yAda rAkhI, jyAre emanI sAthe kAma levAmAM Ave che, tyAre emane "AgrahI', 'jaDa', "haThIlo" svabhAva pikaLa banI ja ghaNI vakhata joyo che. maganabhAI eTale gharanA mANasa. e AvavAnA sAMbhaLI, ke Ave tyAre, gharanA koI UMcA-nIcA nahIM thAya. emanA jevI prakhara tejasvI vyakti gharamAMnAM badhAM mANasa sAthe kevI rIte TevAI jaI zake che, e mAre mATe Aje paNa koyaDo che. nAnAM bALako AgaLa vAta karIe ke maganabhAI jiddI svabhAvanA mANasa che, te mATe ja nahIM. "ApaNA

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53 maganabhAInA jIvananAM vividha pAsAMo maganabhAI ! vidyApIThavALA maganabhAI! jiddI svabhAvanA?jAo jAo!!" ane maganabhAI Ave tyAre temane sIdho savAla pUche, "huM maganabhAI, tame jiddI cho kharA?" ane ApaNane zarama lAge ke, maganabhAI viSe AvI vAta gharamAM kyAM karI? nAnAM bALakone jue eTale maganabhAI AkarSAya. emane potAnAM karI choDe tyAre emanI vRtti saMtoSAya. bALako paNa emanA pratye AkarSAya ane emane potAnI kakSAe lAvI mUke tyAre rahe. A paraspara AkarSaNa e emanA pratye AkarSAya ane emane pitAnI kakSAe lAvI mUke tyAre rahe. A paraspara AkarSaNa e emanA premane AvirbhAva nahIM to bIjuM zuM? ane je vyaktimAM A nirvera prema hoya - nirvera hAya nahIM te nirdoSa bALako AkarSAya kharAM? - te vyakti niSThura hoya ke thaI zake kharI? seneTamAM ke kamiTImAM kAma karatA maganabhAI ane bALakonA maganabhAI vacce zuM sAmya che, te mAnasazAstrIone soMpavA jevo viSaya che. maganabhAInI vicakSaNatAne anubhava karavo hoya te vAtamAM mamara mUkavo. ravivAranI sAMja hoya, mitro bhegA thayA hoya, reMTiyAno avAja gujate hoya. "ukALAthI" sarabharA thatI hoya, alakamalakanI vAto vahetI hoya tyAre maganabhAIne pUcho ke, "maganabhAI, tame tamArI jAtane "gaNitane vidyArthI' (I am a student of mathematics, maganabhAI ghaNI vakhata yAda devaDAve che eTale) - kahevaDAvavAmAM gaurava mAne che, to jarA zaMkarAcAryane addata-mAyAvAda cAlu jamAnAne anurUpa dAkhalA dRSTAMta ApI sAbita karI Apane?" maganabhAInuM tattvajJAnanuM jJAna UMDA prakAranuM che. enI sAbitI emanAM pustako - muMDakopaniSada, mAMDyopaniSada, "yoga eTale zuM?" kenepaniSada, sukhamanI, japajI, vagere che. bIjA mitroe carcA upADI lIdhI hoya eTale emane mATe amuka prakAranI dalIlo bAkI rahI hoya, chatAM maganabhAI jo vacce paDI, tRtIya vAta karI, pitAnI vilakSaNatAne paraco batAve nahIM, te e maganabhAI nahIM! "zaMkarAcAryane mAyAvAda? zaMkarAcAryane mAyAvAda e ja mAyA che. hA, sAcuM kahuM chuM, emane mAyAvAda e ja mAyA che." ane ema kahI, kaMI kaMI tarka-vitarka sAthe emanI dalIlo cAlatI rahe. emanI A sAmethI

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54 eka jhalaka ghA karavAnI vRtti, khAnagI vAtacItamAM te khUba rasaprada ane AnaMdajanaka nIvaDe, mArA jevA mATe tene sArI sarakhI mAhitI-pUrNa paNa banI rahe; paraMtu kamiTI-kakSAe keTalI ghAtaka banI rahe che ane sAmenA pakSane ke dhaMdhavA karI mUke che ene paNa mane paricaya che. AvuM pariNAma lAvavAne pitAne Azaya hotuM nathI, eTale pite to e vAta tarata bhUlI jAya che; paraMtu sAmAne thayela caLavaLATa te jaladI bhUlI zakavAne nahIM e vAta paNa te bhUlI jAya che. "maganabhAI mitro karatAM virodhIo jaladI UbhA karI zake che" -no emanI sAme AkSepa, saMbhava che ke, emanI A vismRtine AbhArI hoya ane nahIM ke koI mULabhUta dene. 4. maganabhAIne huM oLakhate nahato tyAre huM paNa bIjAonI mAphaka mAnate hatuM ke, e anAvila haze. jyAre jANyuM ke e pATIdAra che ane te paNa khuda naDiyAdanA, tyAre temanI belIe kutUhala upajAvyuM. naDiyAdanA pATIdAra hovA chatAM emanA uccAramAM ke bhASAnA prayogamAM carotarI aMza kema nathI? emanA gharamAM te pAkI carotarI bhASA bolAya che. lAMbA samaya sudhI, emanI bolImAM cotarI uccAra-prayAga zodhavA prayatna karyo paNa niSphaLatA sAMpaDI. maganabhAI ciDAya tyAre aMgrejImAM phaDaphaDATa karI mUke enI khabara hatI; chatAM cIDa kADhatI vakhate paNa carotarI-aMza jovAmAM nahIM Ave eTale navAI lAgI. meM paNa eka kALe nAgarI-gujarAtIthI AkarSAI, suratI belI choDavAno prayatna karI joye hate. paraMtu ghaNA prayatnane aMte hano za karI zakyo. paraMtu suratI prayoge - anAvila prayogo Aje paNa sahelAIthI sAme mANasa pArakhI zake che. te pachI maganabhAInI zuddha bolIne bheda che? eka divasa A vAtano khulAso emaNe ja karyo. cheka nAnapaNathI, AjathI 50-50 varSa pahelAMthI, emaNe nizcaya karyo ke zuddha gujarAtImAM ja bolavuM ane e nizcayane e Aja sudhI cIvaTathI vaLagI rahyA che. A ja kAraNe prAthamika ane mAdhyamika zALAmAM emane kevuM sahana karavuM paDeluM, e vaLI eka bIjI rasika hakIkata che. e vakhatane emane zuddha uccAra mATe Agraha, kadAca te jamAnAnA naDiyAdanA nAgara-sAkSara-vRMdane AbhArI ; paraMtu emanA AjanA rASTrIya daSTie keLavelA gujarAtInA AgrahanAM mULa e bALapaNa jeTalAM UMDAM hovAM joIe.

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maganabhAInA jIvananAM vividha pAsAMo 55 5 maganabhAInA lekhanakAryanI mane haMmezAM adekhAI Ave. eka AMkha nabaLI eTale bIjIne bacAvavA e rAtre to kAma kare nahIM ane e ja kAraNe savAre bahu vahelA paNa UThe nahIM. te pachI ATaATaluM lakhe kayAre ? maganabhAI sAMje vALu karatA nathI, phakta bapore jame che e huM jANato hato. eTale svAnubhave meM kalpI lIdheluM ke jamyA pachI to manana-ciMtanabharyA kAma e karatA ja nahIM hoya. jyAre mArI A kalpanA khoTI paDI, tyAre enuM kAraNa zodhavA prayatna karyo. ghaNAne khabara haze ke maganabhAIe dAktarI viSayomAM paNa caMcupAta karyo che. zarIra, AhAra, pAcanakriyA jevA viSayo para emaNe kalama calAvI che. khAvA bese tyAre amuka bhAve, amuka nahIM bhAvenAM baMdhana nahIM, game te khAI zake, pAna ane sopArI paNa khAya; chatAM jamyA pachI tarata ja kAme vaLagI zake bArIkAIthI nirIkSaNa karyuM to joyuM ke maganabhAI khAvA mATe khAya che, rasAsvAda mATe nahIM; ane ethI ja e game tyAM, game te khAI le che. ThaMDuM-garama, tIkhuM-mIThuM, taLeluM-bApheluM, phaLa-phaLAdi game te cAle. paraMtu eka vakhata khAI lIdhuM pachI koInI tAkAta nathI ke emane vadhAre jamADI zake. (Balanced Diet) "samAhAra"nI dalIla emane sparzatI nathI. mane lAgyuM ke rAka viSenI emanI anAsakti, emanA manabuddhine nihA~pa rAkhatI hovI joIe ethI ja e game tyAre game tyAM kAma karI zakatA hovA joIe. maganabhAInuM jIvana eka sAdhakanuM jIvana rahyuM che. emane je oLakhe che te jANe che ke emanI sAdhanA kaI divasa aTakavAnI nathI. Akhare e tapasvI jIvanamAM pariName e ja prArthanA. - "abhinaMdana graMtha'mAMthI] che. maNibhAI DAhyAbhAI desAI

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alipta upAsaka juvAniyo jo pitAnI ke gurunI zikhAmaNa chAnomAne mAnI le, te e juvAni zAne kahevAya ! caDasAcaDasI enA manamAM jAge ja. e AjubAju jovAno ke mane ja kaDavA Adeza kema ane bIjAne gaLyA Adeza zA sAru bApujInI sAthe vAdavivAda karavAnuM mArAthI na banatuM. emanI vAta manamAM AkarI lAgI gaI hoya te manamAM e gheLAyA karatI ane enA prakAzamAM samajAya eTaluM samajavAno prayAsa karyA karato. A rIte je aneka navajuvAna AzramavAsIonA jIranamAM huM jyAre tyAre DokiyuM karyA karate, temAM hatA vinobAnA nAnA bhAI bALakobA, tattvaciMtaka surendrajI, maunI karmavIra hoTelAlajI jaina, AkarA tapasvI bhaNasALIbhAI. svAdhyAyamUrti caMdrazaMkara zukala, ane alipta upAsaka maganabhAI desAI. A badhA prakhara sAdhako hatA. uMmaramAM mArAthI bahu moTA na hatA. emAMnA koI bALapaNathI mArI peThe bApujI pAse UcharelA na hatA. darekamAM pitAnuM AkarSaka vyaktitva hatuM ane te saue ApabaLe keLaveluM hatuM. vakhANa thAya te sthaLe paDayApAtharyA na rahevuM, e jAtane je kaDavo TaDo bApujIe mane pIvA Apela, te dizAmAM A badhA navajavAno ThIka ThIka AgaLa vadhelA hatA ema huM joyA karato. temAMye maganabhAI desAI pratye mane vadhAre acaraja thatuM ke temane potAnI kiMmata bIjA pAse aMkAvavAnI kAMI paravA ja nathI. koI potAnI mahenata sAmuM jue che ke nahIM, pitAnI caturAI joIne koI noMdha le che ke nahIM, athavA pitAnI sAdhanAne kayAMya AMka mukAya che ke nahIM - e vicAravAnIya emane paDI na hatI ema huM jAte. AzramanI rASTrIya zALAmAM vAraMvAra vizeSa-saphAIne samUhazrama goThavAte. vidyArthIone ne zikSako maLIne aDhI-traNa kalAka sudhI tanatoDa mahenata karatA. AvA prasaMge kAma pUruM thayAne dAMTa vAge tyAre sau khabhe piotiyuM nAkhI sAbaramatImAM nAhavAne cAlatA thAya e svAbhAvika hatuM. maganabhAI desAInI

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alipta upAsaka vizeSatA para mAruM paheluM dhyAna AvA eka be prasaMge gayuM. badhA ja kAma pUruM karIne cAlyA gayA ane koI koI te nAhIne pAchA AvyA tyAre paNa maganabhAIne meM hAthamAM sAvaraNa laI jhINI najare bAkI rahI gayelo kacaro sApha karI nAkhIne AkhuM AMgaNuM ne rasto sAthe AnA svaccha karavAnI mahenata ekalA ekalA mUMge mUMge karatA joyA. haju e amArI zALAnA navA ja zikSaka hatA. chatAM AvI cIvaTa joIne mane thayuM ke ApaNI zALAnA zikSakamAM A nAma kADhaze. bIje eka prasaMge samUDa-zramathI naLiyAM ke iMTo navA makAna mATe eka sthaLethI bIje sthaLe pahoMcADavAnAM hatAM. utsAhathI badhAe kAma karyuM te sAthe vAtacIta ane belacAla paNa thoDI thAya ja. vacce vacce keTalAka ochovatto utsAha paNa batAve. paraMtu maganabhAI kharekhara zUnyavat banI badhAnI vacce A vakhata kAma karatA rahyA. keInI sAthe harIphAI nahIM, doDAdoDa paNa nahIM ane jarAka jeTaluM ALasa paNa nahIM. amAre AzramamAM evuM kharuM ke kAma karavAmAM ghaNAye mahArathIo pAra vinAnuM kAma kare. paNa pachI bApujI pAse, maganakAkA pAse, kAkAsAheba pAse athavA vidyAthIo vacce eka be vAra kahI nAkhe ke, huM to thAkyo, keTaluM kAma ukelI nAkhyuM." athavA "kAma kaMI thoDuM nathI ukelyuM paNa thAka nathI lAge che!' kalAko sudhI kAma karyA chatAM maganabhAIne AvA udgAra kADhatAM meM nathI sAMbhaLyA. zarU zarUmAM meM mAnI lIdheluM ke maganabhAI kAmagarA te bahu che paNa emano svabhAva lu che. rasikatA jevuM emanAmAM kazuM nathI. kAma vakhate kAma ane bAkI copaDIo vAMcavI eTaluM ja teo jANe. paNa eka divasa meM Akhe joyuM te mAnatAM mane vAra lAgI. AzramanA chAtrAlayanI uparanI oraDImAMthI madhuruM saMgIta relAI rahyuM hatuM. dhyAna daIne sAMbhaLatAM jaNAvyuM ke dilarubA upara mIThuM mIThuM gIta gavAI rahyuM che. oraDI pAse jaIne jouM chuM to maganabhAI desAI ThIka ThIka zIkhelA hoya tema pitAnA nAjuka kaMTha vaDe "dekho sakhI, zobhA salUNA thAmanI" gAI rahyA hatA ane dilarubA para haLave hAthe gaja pharI rahyo hato. te divase huM samajyo ke maganabhAI korA nathI. potAnI kAmanI kSaNo nAhakanI veDaphAI na jAya eTalA pUratA ja teo ramatagamata vagerethI dUra rahe che. ghaDiyALane kAMTe pratyeka kAma karavuM

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eka jhalaka e emanI sAdhanA che. gAvAnuM paNa nakkI karelI vIsa pacIsa miniTa bahAra nahIM.. paraMtu mane maganabhAInA vyakitatvamAM sauthI vadhAre rasa paDavA mAMDyo e joIne ke teo khUba ja UMDA vicAraka che ane sAva nirbhaya Alecaka che. bApujI prArthanAmAM bhASaNa Ape te pachI koIka ne koIka muddA para carcA karatI nAnI maMDaLa aDadhA poNA kalAka sudhI AzramanI saDaka para pharavA nIkaLe athavA nadIkAMThe vAta karatI bese, A vAta siddhAMtanI chaNAvaTanI hoya athavA AzramanI nAnI moTI ghaTanA viSeye hoya. prArthanAmAM bApujIne keTalAka jaNa sIdho savAla pUchatA tema maganabhAI kadI na pUchatA; paNa prArthanA pachI pitAnI TIkA eka be vAkyamAM koInI sAthe vAta karatAM batAvI detA. ane AmAM ghaNI vAra emanA vicAra, cAlatI AvelI ghareDathI judA ja meM sAMbhaLelA. bhaNasALIbhAIe eka vAra Atmazuddhi mATe trIsa divasanA upavAsa karelA. enA upara carcA karatAM maganabhAI bolyA, "ThIka che, bhaNasALIbhAIne upavAsa jarUranA jaNAtA haze. kharI vAta e che ke balavAna iMdriya grAmane aMkuzamAM lAvavA mATe bhUkhyA rahI zarIrane DhIluM karavAnI sAdhakane jarUra rahe. paNa mArA tamArA jevAne savArano nAsto eka vAra chauDI devAthI ja bhaNasALIbhAInA lAMbA upavAse jeTalI DhIlAza zarIramAM AvI jAya. eTale ema na kahevAya ke upavAsa karyo Atmazuddhi thaI javAnI che!" mane maganabhAInA A udUvAra sAMbhaLIne thayuM ke, A mANasa cAlu vicAranA pravAhamAM taNAya evA nathI. bhaNasALIbhAInAM vakhANa AzramamAM cArekhUNe cAlI rahyAM che, tene prabhAva emanA mana para muddala nathI. navI ja vAta e kare che, eka vAra prArthanA pachI eka maMDaLI kherAkanI carcA karatI UbhI hatI. brahmacaryane mATe phaLane khorAka sAra e bApujInI vAta para samarthana cAlatuM hatuM. kerInI mosama che eTale anna ghaTADI e levA bAbata koIe kahyuM, te sAMbhaLI maganabhAI desAI belyA ke, "kharuM pUcho to brahmacArIe divasa AkhAmAM eka kerIthI vadhu na levI joIe. kerI te dUdhaneya AMTe evI hoya che!" maganabhAInI svataMtra vicArazakti pratye mane manamAM mAna thayuM te sAthe manamAM ema paNa meM vicAryuM ke buddhivaibhava emanI pAse bahu hovAthI teo

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alipta upAsaka 59 pitAne ja sarvazreSTha mAnatA jaNAya che. bApujI pAse paNa vAta karavA nathI jatA, pitAnA kAmanI gaNatarI karAvavAnI paravA nathI rAkhatA, e badhuM emanAmAM rahelI maMgI ApavaDAIne kAraNe haze. jayAre bhaNasALIbhAI jevAnA upavAsaneya temaNe jhAjhuM mahatva na ApyuM, tyAre mArI e zaMkA vadhI gaI. paNa keTalIka vakhata gayA pachI eka divasa meM maganabhAIne kizoralAlabhAInAM vakhANa karatA sAMbhaLyA, tyAre mane bhAre Azcarya thayuM. saDaka upara pharatAM pharatAM becAra jaNanI sAthe vAto karatAM maganabhAI kahetA hatA ke, "kizoralAlabhAI ApaNA gujarAtanA ja nahIM ApaNA AkhA dezanA moTA mANasa gaNAya. tatvajJAnanA kSetramAM to temaNe hajAra varasanI pragatinuM kAma karyuM che. zrImatu zaMkarAcArye ApaNA tatvajJAnanuM maMdira UbhuM karI tALuM vAcyuM hatuM, te kizoralAlabhAIe ATale varSe khAlI nAkhI AgaLa vadhavAnuM mukta citana rajU karyuM che. kiralAlabhAI niSThAvAna vyakti che eTale emaNe potAnuM lakhANa AgrahapUrvaka gujarAtImAM ja lakhyuM che; paNa jo e lakhANa aMgrejImAM lakhyuM hota, te Aje vizva-sAhityamAM emanI gaNanA thAta." maganabhAI samA potAne zreSTha mAnanArA, kizoralAlabhAInI pratye ATalI badhI praddhA rAkhe che, e sAMbhaLI huM manamAM ne manamAM gadgada banI gayo; ane mane thayuM ke, huM kiralAlabhAIne caraNe besI emanI pAse bhaNuM chuM te paNa emanI mahAnatA nathI jANate, eTalI A catura vyakti jANe che. ATaluM chatAM mAre kahevuM joIe ke AjhAmamAM bApu pAse rahenArA je aneka jAnI ane tapasvIone huM oLakhI na zakyo, ane jemanA saMparkane lAbha levAnuM huM cUkyo, emAMnA eka maganabhAI desAI paNa che. bApujI mAge che tevI anahaMkArI vRttithI teo rahe che, saMyama, sAdhanA, karma ane svAdhyAya teo koIne batAvavA mATe nathI karatA, ane koInA lADakA thavAnAM haphI nathI mAratA, e badhuM emanI pAsethI zIkhavA jevuM che ema emanA ghaniSTha saMparkamAM AvyA vinA huM vicAryA karate. mIThAsatyAgraha ane te pachInI caLavaLa UpaDatAM Azrama ane vidyApIThamAM eTalA palaTA AvyA ke ekabIjAnI bhALa ekabIjAne ochI ja rahI. paNa 1935mAM prAnI aMdara koMgresa sarakAra sthapAtAM vidyApIThanuM pharI udUghATana thayuM tyAre maganabhAI desAInuM nAma vidyApIThanA sUtradhAra

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eka jhalaka 3. tarIke AgaLa AvatAM aneka sAthIonI jema huMye AzAbharI dRSTie jovA lAgyA. A pachInA itihAsamAM huM vadhAre nahIM jAuM. ahIM eka vAta khAsa kahevA jevI lAge che te jaNAvuM. bApujI pAtAnA jIvanamAM meTAM meTA krAMtikArI pagalAM bharatA, tenI pAchaLa koIka koIka vizeSa vyaktinuM nimitta emanI sAme AvatuM. kAMtanArIne jIvanavetana maLavuM ja joIe. khAdI bhale meghI thatI, e siddhAMta amalamAM ANavAnuM nimitta vineAbA banyA hatA. 1933mAM vyaktigata satyAgraha baMdha karavAnuM nimitta vAlajIbhAI banelA. kocaraba AzramamAM harijanane praveza ApI enI dIkarIne geAda levAnuM nimittA ThakkarabApA banelA; ane amadAvAdamAM milamajUronI haDatAla saMgaThita karavAnuM nimitta anasUyAbahena banelAM. e rIte mAruM mAnavuM che ke, deza AgaLa bApujIe 'naI tAlIma'nuM je krAMtikArI mALakhuM rajU karyuM, enA nimitta maganabhAI desAI gaNAya. naI tAlIma nuM saMgaThana UbhuM thayuM, enI vyAkhyAo thaI, e pahelAM aneka varSothI bApujI e dizAmAM peAtAnA gharanAM tathA AzramanAM bALakone keLavI rahyA hatA. paNa svarAjyanuM prabhAta UgatAM rASTrIya zikSaNane pAyAgata navI rIte zarU karavAnuM ciMtana vidyApIThanA bIjI vAranA udghATana sAthe maganabhAI desAIe zarU karyuM, ane eNnI pAchaLa satata maMDI rahyA, tene pratApe bApujIe emanI bAMya jhAlI ane temAMthI varSAyajanAnA janma thayA. potAnA satata adhyavasAya ane azuddha cAritrya dhaDe bApujIne paMthe maganabhAI desAIe vadhu ne vadhu vege ratha kheDayo. zikSaNasaMsthA ane aThavADika tathA mAsika patro calAvyAM ane Aje zikSaNanA kAmano UMcAmAM UMcI javAbadArI saMbhALI rahyA che. e joIne emanA aneka mUka sAIonI jema huMye manamAM ghaNA AnaMda ane ullAsa anubhavuM chuM ane bhagavAne emane 60 varasa pUrAM karavAnI taka ApI, tema 100 varasa paNa pUrAM karavAnI taka emane maLe; tathA bApunA zUnyavat thaI zakanArA sainikonI jema ahiMsaka samAjaracanA karavAmAM emane phALA amara tape, evI prArthanA Izvarane karuM chuM. * abhinaMdana graMtha'mAMthI ] prabhudAsa gAMdhI

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satyAgrahAzramanI zALAmAM zrI. maganabhAInI pahelavahelI mArI oLakhANa gujarAta mahAvidyAlayanA saMgItamaMdiramAM thayelI. teo dilarabA zIkhavA Ave ane huM kaMThaya saMgIta bhaNavA jAuM. keTalIka vAra teo dilarubA sAthe gAvA paNa mAMDe ane huM pachI temanI joDe naraghAM vagADavA mAMDuM. te parathI zrI. maganabhAInI saMgItanI pragati vize mAre UMco khyAla na thayo, paNa temane saMgIta viSene prema joIne huM mugdha thayo teo mahAvidyAlayamAM gaNitanA anusnAtaka tarIke AvelA, tema chatAM teo vAdyasaMgIta zIkhavA jeTalo saMgItane prema dharAve che, te joIne temanA pratye mArA manamAM mAna UpajayuM. 1924nA arasAmAM teo AzramanI zALAmAM joDAyA. zrI. kAkAsAheba te vakhate AcArya hatA ane zikSakomAM paM. khare, chaganalAla joSI, hariharabhAI bhaTTa, caMdrazaMkara zukala, gepALarAva kulakarNI, ramaNIkalAla modI ane ThAkorabhAI desAI hatA. huM zALAmAM 1925mAM Avyo. zrI. maganabhAI 1925mAM gRhapati nimAyA, te chevaTa sudhI eTale 1929mAM zrI. kAkAsAheba temane vidyApIThamAM laI gayelA tyAM sudhI. zALAmAM teo khAsa karIne gaNita, gujarAtI ane aMgrejI zikhavADatA. zikSaka tarIke teo yazasvI hatA. paNa gRhapati tarIke temanI kAmagIrI mane AzcaryakAraka lAgI che. chAtrAlayanA chokarA vinayI paNa svataMtra mijAjanA hatA. maganabhAI temanI joDe temAMnA eka thaIne rahetA, tethI temane koI divasa kAmamAM muzkelI AvatI nahIM. badhAnI uttama kALajI rAkhe, abhyAsamAM madada kare, temane suvADIne sUe ane maLasake cAra vAgye phAnasa laIne badhAne jagADe paNa kharA. eka chokaro tephAnI ane haThIlo hate. mAbApane ekane eka kare hovAthI mAne lADIlo hato. tenA pitA haThAgrahI ane AzramanA vratapAlanamAM atizaya custa hatA. temane dIkaro eka vAra kaMIka jaThuM bolele. te parathI pitAzrIe tene gaLAmAM "huM jUThuM belo chuM evuM pATiyuM TIMgADIne

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eka jhalaka AzramamAM ghera ghera pheravelo! AvI AvI vartaNUkathI chokaro uddhata thayo hato ane gharamAM keIne gAMThato na hato. maganabhAInI asara taLe te jhapATAbhera sudharavA lAgyo ane temane eka priya vidyArthI thaI paDayo. gAMdhIjIne eka patra sva0 rasika hoziyAra, udyogI, paNa jabaro mazkaro ane tenI hate. sva0 jayaMtI pArekha, je sAbaramatI jelamAM goLIbArano bhoga banyo hata, te manane atizaya haLavo, sahejamAM uzkerAI janAro ane svataMtra vRttino hate. bIje eka vidyAthI mAbApavihoNo hato ane tethI tenuM mana saheja dabAyeluM rahetuM ane tenI lAgaNI khUba ALI hatI. paNa te atizaya susvabhAvI hatI. A badhA vidyArthIo maganabhAInA sahavAsamAM AvyA ane svAbhAvika jIvana gALatA thayA. te arasAmAM AzramamAM ghaNA moTA moTA kALA sApa nIkaLatA; te pakaDavA chokarAo lAkaDI laIne deDI jatA. temanI sAthe maganabhAI paNa jatA ane temane sakriya madada karatA. chokarAo temanI joDe keTalI mokaLAzathI rahetA, tene eka ja dAkhalo ApuM. eka rAtre 8-9nI vacce be chokarAo piolIsane veza laIne temanA phaLiyAmAM ghUsyA ane temanAM patnI sau. DAbahenane ardhI aMgrejI ane adha hiMdImAM maganabhAI viSe pUchaparacha karavA lAgyA. sva0 rAvajIbhAI ane huM pAsenA ja gharamAM rahetA hatA. ame paNa ghera na hatA. tethI phaLiyAnI badhI ja baheno ekaThI thaI ane gabharAI paNa kharI. pAMca dasa miniTanA nATaka pachI chokarAoe sAhebanA Topa mAthA parathI utAryA ane khUba hasAhasa thaI! te arasAmAM maganabhAI niyamita Asano ane dhyAna karatA. pAtaMjala yiogadarzanane abhyAsa temaNe AzramamAM ja saMskRta ane aMgrejI TIkAgraMthanI madadathI pUro karyo hato. vacce keTalAka divasa te ane huM savAre sAbaramatI jela sudhI deDavA jatA. temAM haMmezAM te mArI AgaLa rahetA. | ' zrI. maganabhAIe gRhapati tarIke potAnI zaktine paricaya ApyA pachI svAbhAvika rIte AzramanA murabbI maMDaLamAM temanI pratiSThA vadhavA mAMDI. te arasAmAM zrI. chaganabhAI joSI AzramanA vyavasthApaka hatA. teo te ghaNI vAra ane khAsa karIne cAra vAgyAnI prArthanA pachI AzramanA kAma aMgenI carcA kaztA temanI pAse AvatA. AzramanI prArthanAne vyavasthita rUpa ApavAne mATe eka prArthanAkamiTI ane gozALAnA kAmane mATe gozALAkamiTI nImavAmAM AvI hatI. baMnemAM maganabhAI hatA.

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mahilAzramameM maganabhAI bApujI pahelethI ja kahetA hatA ke AzramanI nizALanA zikSake mAtra keLavaNInuM ja kAma hAthamAM laIne bese te barAbara nathI. AzramanI bIjI pravRttiomAM paNa temaNe bhAga levo joIe. eTale vidyArthIone sAthe laIne khetaramAM kAma karavAnI zarUAta karavAmAM AvelI. 1928mAM gujarAtamAM ativRSTi thaI ane TheraThera makAne paDayAM, asaMkhya Dhora marI gayo ane khetIne pArAvAra nukasAna thayuM. bApujIe amArI nizALa baMdha karAvI ane ame badhA zikSako ane moTA vidyArthIo saMkaTanivAraNanA kAmamAM aneka kendromAM vaheMcAI gayA. zarUAtamAM maganabhAI sAthe huM kheDA jillAmAM gayo. kAdava khUMdIne gAmaDAMomAM javuM paDatuM, ane tyAM ame kheDUtone anAja ane kapaDAM mATe ciThThI lakhI ApatA, je batAvIne temane nakkI karelA kendramAMthI banne vastuo maLI jatI. tyAM paNa ame amArAM yogAsane zarUzarUmAM niyamita karatA! A kAma 5-7 mahinA cAlyuM ze. 'masinahana 'mAthA] aura rAma somaNa mahilAzramameM maganabhAI zrI. maganabhAIke sAtha merA paricaya jaba san 1931 meM sAvaramatI AzramameM AyA tamIse hai| lekina jaba ve vardhAmeM mahimAzramake AcArya banakara gaye taba yaha paricaya aura bar3hA / zrI. maganabhAI 1935 meM vardhA phuNce| una dinoM bApUjI maganavADImeM rahate the aura zAmakI prArthanA mahilAzramameM karane jAte the / mahilAzrama zrI. zAntAbahana rAnIvAlAke nimittase Arambha huA / unake pitAjIko unake mAnasika saMtoSake lie kucha rakama nikAlakara bahanokI sevAkA kSetra zAntAbahanake lie taiyAra karanA thaa| pUjya jamanAlAlajIne isako apanA kuzala kaMdhA lagAyA, aura yaha saMsthA AraMbha huI / . pahale vahA~ pUjya vinobAjIkA Azrama calatA thA / vinobAjI to Thahare vairaagii| isalie unako yaha bhAra adhika lgaa| ve apanA DerA-DaMDA uThAkara nAlavAr3I grAmameM le gaye / aura bahanoMko unake mArgadarzanakA jo sahArA thA vaha bhI TUTa gayA / saMsthAkI sthiti bar3I DAMvADola ho gaI / Akhira prazna bApUjIke pAsa pahuMcanA hI thA / bApUjIne pU. kizoralAlabhAI aura pU. mahAdevabhAIke sAtha salAha karake zrI. maganabhAIko gujarAtase

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eka elaka 4 bulAkara mahilAzramakA kAma sauMpanekA nizcaya kiyA / aura zrI maganabhAIne use maMjUra bhI kiyA / isake anusAra AzramakI bahanoMkA sorA bhAra unako sauMpA gayA / maganabhAI to kuzala sevaka aura vyavasthApaka Thahare | isalie unhoMne thor3e hI dinoM meM AzramakI vyavasthA aura bahanoMkI zikSA AdikA kAma ThIkase jamA diyA / bApUjI to unakI madadake lie the hI / maganabhAI bIca bIca meM bApUjI kI salAha-sUcanA lene maganavAr3I aura bAdameM sevAgrAma AyA karate the / maganabhAIne apanI kArya1- kuzalatA aura snehapUrNa vyavahArase bahanoMko pUrA saMtoSa diyA / aura saMsthAkA kAryakrama isa prakAra banAyA ki sArI vyavasthA Ajataka sahI mArga para cala rahI hai / maganabhAI bApUjIke una riz2arva sipAhiyoMmeM se rahe, jinheM jarUrata par3ane para kisI bhI morce para vizvAsa ke sAtha bhejA jA sakatA thA / mahilAzrama hindustAna meM apane DhaMgakI eka hI saMsthA hai / vahA~ para bahaneM Azrama - jIvana ke sAtha zikSaNa grahaNa karatI haiM aura grAmodyogoMkA bhI pUrA abhyAsa karatI haiM / sabase bar3I bAta to yaha haiM ki bahanoMke kAmake lie na to vahA~ rasoIyA hai, na bhaMgI / rasoIse lekara bhaMgIkAma taka saba kArya bahaneM apane Apa hI kara letI haiN| esI saMsthAko zrI. maganabhAIkI madada milanA sonemeM sugaMdha jaisA siddha huA / 1936 ke bAda unheM gujarAta meM AnA par3A / isase Azramako unakA abhAva to mahasUsa huA, lekina unakI vyavasthA cAlU rahanese mahilAzramake kAmameM koI vighna nahIM par3A / unakI isa sevAke lie mahilAzrama sadA unakA AbhArI rahegA / zrI. maganabhAIke sAtha phira to merA itanA ghaniSTha sambandha baMdhA ki jaba maiM ahamadAbAda AtA hU~ taba unhIMke gharameM apanA adhikAra samajhakara ThaharAtA hU~ | zrI. maganabhAI tathA zrI. DAhIbahanakA Atithya aura premabhAva adbhuta hai / apane aise kAryakuzala sevakakA gujarAta sammAna kara rahA hai, yaha baDe AnandakI bAta hai / merI hArdika zubha kAmanAyeM hamezA unake sAtha haiM / bhagavAna se prArthanA hai ki ve dIrghAyu hoM tathA adhika tatparatA aura kuzalatA se janatA janArdanakI sevA karane aura tapazcaryA dvArA usake lie bala prApta karanemeM samartha hoM / ' abhinaMdana graMtha ' se ] balavantasiMha

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najIkathI raLiyAmaNo DuMgara , amArA pratyenI temanI AtmIyatA : amArI badhI ja ciMtA temane. amArI chokarI nAnA hatA tyAre temane kevI rIte ucheravAM tenI temane citA; te mAMdAMtAjAM thAya tyAre temanA zA upacAra karavA tenI temane citA; bhaNavA jevAM thayAM tyAre temane zuM ane kevI rIte bhaNAvavuM tenI temane ciMtA; teo risAya ke kaMI haTha pakaDe te emane manAvavAnI ane samajAvavAnI temane ciMtA; paraNavA jevAM thayAM tyAre vakhatasara temane paraNAvavAnI temane citA; amane kaMI vimAsaNa Ave, vidana Ave, muzkelI Ave temAMthI mArga kADhavAnI temane citA. TUMkamAM amArA gAmanI tema ja zreyanI badhI ja temane ciMtA. ame sau badhI ja bAbatamAM temanI salAhasUcanA laIe; paNa navAInI vAta te e ke, temanI salAhasUcanA mAnya ke amAnya rAkhavAmAM Ave e badhuM ja temane mana sarakhuM! badhI salAhasUcanA Ape ane pachI therasa tathA 6 jevI sarvathA nirAgrahI vRtti rAkhe! temanI salAha svIkAro te rAjI ane na svIkAre te eTalA ja rAjI. ane prasaMga Avya mAgI ke vaNamAgI salAha ApavAne sadAya tatpara! AvuM anupama, AvuM niSkAma temanuM vAtsalya ! ucca keTinA sAdhaka hovA chatAM, vAtsalyanA akhUTa jAhanavIjaLathI pitAnI kaThora sAdhanAne temaNe atizaya Adra karI mUkI che. emane viSe zuM lakhIe? athavA je lakhIe te ochuM che. bIjI paNa eka, ethI vadhAre nahIM te eTalI ja moTI muzkelI che. dUrathI raLiyAmaNA DuMgaranuM varNana karAtuM sAMbhaLyuM ane jANyuM che; ene zirate, rADa paDI cUkelo che. paNa A te najIkathI raLiyAmaNuM, atizaya manahara DuMgara rahyo; ene zI rIte varNavIe? thAya che ke, enA anupama sauMdaryanuM pAna karIne ja tRpta thaIe. svabhAvanI saraLatA ane mIThAzane kAraNe maganabhAI AbAlavRddha AzramavAsIomAM khUba ja prItipAtra thaI paDayA hatA, paraMtu e vakhate S e0 - 5

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eka jhalaka temaNe sauthI vadhu prIti te AzramanI rASTrIya zALAnA vidyArthIonI prApta karI hatI. e zALAnA nAnA moTA sau vidyArthIo temanA para khuza hatA. temaNe temanAmAM kaMIka evo vizvAsa pedA karyo hato ke, temanI AgaLa te nirbhayapaNe ane nikhAlasatApUrvaka potAnuM dila khelatA, pitAnI mUMjhavaNo tathA muzkelIo pragaTa karatA, ane potAnA dene tathA potAnI badIne paNa ekarAra karatA. mane khyAla che tyAM sudhI, maganabhAI AzramazALAnA vyavasthApaka AgaLa vidyArthIonI muzkelIo rajU karatA ane temanuM nivAraNa karAvavA mATe temanI sAthe temane ThIka ThIka jhaghaDatA paNa khasa, temanI zIkhavavAnI kuneha ane kuzaLatA para vidyArthIe mugdha hatA. A badhAne kAraNe AzramanI zALAnA vidyArthIonA teo bhera banyA hatA ane temane akhUTa vizvAsa tathA prema temaNe saMpAdana karyo hato. e paikInA keTalAka vidyArthIo hajI paNa temane potAnA gurujana ane Akhajana gaNe che tathA kRtajJatApUrvaka temane sadA yAda kare che, e huM jANuM chuM. vadhunA mahilAzramane suvyavasthita karI, tene pAkA pAyA para caDAvIne 1930nA arasAmAM teo pAchA amadAvAda AvyA. have temane gujarAta vidyApIThanuM sukAna soMpavAmAM AvyuM. vacagALAmAM AjhAdInI laData daramyAna gujarAta vidyApITha paNa sarakAranA kepano bhoga banI hatI eTale tenI saghaLI pravRttio lagabhaga baMdha paDI gaI hatI. AthI maganabhAIe vidyApIThanuM kAma hAthamAM lIdhuM tyAre temane lagabhaga zUnyamAMthI zarUAta karavI paDI hatI ema kahIe to khoTuM nathI. temaNe prathama joDaNIkezanuM ane pustaka-prakAzananuM kAma hAthamAM lIdhuM. temanI doravaNI ane preraNAne laIne vidyApIThanI pravRtti uttarottara phAlatIphilatI ane pragati karatI rahI che. Aje vidyApIThanI ekavI zaikSaNika pravRttinI ja vAta karIe, to tyAM AgaLa prAthamikathI mAMDIne ucca keLavaNI sudhInI saghaLI kakSAnI keLavaNIne prabaMdha thayo che. e uparAMta tyAM rASTraghaDataranI je bIjI aneka racanAtmaka pravRttio cAlI rahI che, tene kevaLa ullekha karIne ja saMtoSa mAnavo rahyo. A badhu ghaNe aMze temanI ananya dhyeyaniSThA, kartavyaparAyaNatA, dIrdhadaSTi ane kAryadakSatAne AbhArI che. vidyApIThanA vidyArthIo, adhyApake, zizake, kheDUte, vaNakara, paTAvALAo tathA temanAM kuTuMbone temanA A baheLA parivAramAM samAveza thAya che. e saunAM bALakonA maganabhAI "dAdA' ane e dAdA paNa evA

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najIkathI raLiyAmaNA DuMgara ke, teo jatA-AvatA hoya tyAre dhULamAM ragadoLAyeluM gaMdu bALaka dAdA dAdA karatuM temanI AgaLa doDI Ave, te tarata ja teo tene UMcakI le ane vahAlathI ramADe. mArA jevA jonArane thAya ke, AvA gaMdA bALakane maganabhAI kevI rIte UMcakI laI zakatA haze! paNa maganabhAInI vAtsalyapUrNa AMkhe tenuM gaMdApaNuM nahIM paNa tenuM bALakapaNuM ja nihALatI hoya eTale bIjuM thAya ja zuM. 1942nI sAlamAM mane temanI khUba ja najIka AvavAnuM sadabhAgya sAMpaDayuM. e kharekhara virala sadbhAgya hatuM, kema ke, e DuMgaranI thI zobhA meM tyAre nihALI. "hiMda choDo'nI laDatane kAraNe amane lagabhaga ekasAmaTA ja pakaDavAmAM AvyA hatA. sAthe bhAI parIkSitalAla paNa hatA A rIte amAre traNene lagabhaga doDha varasa jeTalA samaya sudhI nAsika jelamA ekasAthe eka ja baeNrekamAM rahevAnuM thayuM. amArI traNenI pathArI pAse pAse ja hatI. nAsika jelamAM pahoMcatAMnI sAthe ja amArI sukhasagavaDa, khAtaradharadAsa ane saMbhALanuM kAma amane pUchayA-karyA vinA ke amArI icchA-anicchA jANyA vinA ja temaNe upADI lIdhuM; ane lagabhaga doDha varasa bAda ame chuTA paDayA tyAM sudhI atizaya prama, mamatA ane kALajIthI ekadhArI rIte e teo karatA rahyA. - savAramAM UThIe tyArathI rAtre suI jaIe tyAM sudhI teo amArI badhI ja saMbhALa rAkhe ane amArI saghaLI pravRtti para dhyAna rAkhe pote te ghaNuMkharuM vahelA ja UThe. paNa savAra thavA Ave eTale amArI saMbhALano temano kAryakrama zarU thAya. mAre UThavAne vakhata thAya eTale pokAre, "maNibhAI UTho; kAMtavAmAM maMDI paDatAM nAhavAno vakhata vItI jAya to kahe, "maNibhAI nAhavA jAo, have vIzI AvavAno vakhata thavA Avyo che. bhojana karyA pachI tarata reTi lau te kahe, "jarA sUI jAo pachI kAMto'; sAMje moDe sudhI anuvAdanuM kAma karuM to kahe, 'maNibhAI have e baMdha karo ane bahAra jaIne khullAmAM DuM pharo'; rAtre moDe sudhI vAMcuM to kahe, "have copaDI choDe ane sUI jAo." vagere. bhAI parIkSitalAla jelamAM temane maLelI navarAzane lAbha laIne, kAMtavA uparAMta badhe vakhata gAMdhI-sAhitya vAMcavAmAM ApatA. te vAraMvAra

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eka jhalaka kahetA, 'aMgreja sarakAranuM bhaluM thajo ke teNe mane jelamAM mokalyA, nahIM tA bApunuM A badhuM sAhitya huM kayAre vAMcata?' ane vAMcavAnA e lAbhamAM bapAre teo jarA paNa ArAma levA na mAge, jamIparavArIne pAchA ceApaDI hAthamAM laIne besI jAya. maganabhAI tarata ja temane Toke, 'parIkSitalAla, have jarA khamI jA.' paNa parIkSitalAla khame zAnA? mAMDa pAMcadaza miniTa thAya tyAM pAchA UThI paDe ane pAchA vAMcavA lAge. ane e pAMcadaza miniTa daramyAna paNa eka be vAra mAthuM UMcake ke, UThatAM mADuM te! nathI thayuM? " paNa maganabhAInA vAtsalyane kharo anubhava to amane dararoja jamatI vakhate thatA. tyAMnA badhA aTakAyatI kedIo hatA eTale icche temane jAte peAtAnI raseAI karI levAnI paNa temane chUTa hatI. vaLI, bahArathI phaLaphaLAdi ke bIjI khAvAnI vastuo maMgAvavAnI paNa temane chUTa hatI. ame te jelane rasADethI AvatA kherAka ja letA paNa nAsikamAM phaLo khUba maLe ane soMghAM maLe eTale drAkSa, kerI, keLAM vagere RtunAM phaLA ame maMgAvatA hatA. rasADethI bheAjana Ave eTale ame traNe sAthe jamavA besIe. maganabhAI ja amane pIrase ane Agraha karIne khavaDAve. bahArathI maMgAvelAM phaLA teo jAte ja dhAIne sApha kare ane pachI amane vaheMcI Ape. peAte te emAMthI svalpa ja le. bahArathI avAranavAra koI temanA para lADu, magaja vagere khAvAnuM meAkale tenA gharAka paNa huM ja. peAte ke parIkSitalAla e bhAgye ja khAya eTale te mAre bhAge ja Ave, ane te pahoMce tyAM sudhI dararoja savAre mane te khAvAnI yAda Ape. e vakhate jelamAM nAstA mATe saune sIMgadANA tathA gALa ApavAmAM AvatA. peAte tathA parIkSitalAla to be vAranA bhAjana sivAya khAya ja nahIM. paNa mArA nAstA mATe maganabhAI e dANA sApha karIne sagaDI para dhIme tApe zeke ane gALa nAkhI tenI cIkI banAve. A niSkAma karma hameza pUrA rasa ane kALajIthI karatA. abhinaMdana graMtha'mAMthI ] te NibhAI bhagavAnajI desAI

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zrI. maganabhAInuM AzramI jIvana 1 satyAgraha AzramamAM rahenArAM vivAhita kuTuMbo brahmavrata pALatAM hatAM. paNa AzramamAM cAlatI rASTrIya thALAnA zikSako to brahmacaryavratanA AdarzamAM mAnanArA - te mATe mathanArA - kAryakartA hatA, adhyApaka maMDaLamAM zrI, maganabhAIe joDAIne eka navI bhAta pADI hatI. AzramamAM joDAyA pahelAM maganabhAIe peAtAnA vaDIla kAzIkAkAne tathA temanI drArA ratalAma pAse Avela khAcarAdamAM rahetA eka AdhyAtmika mahAtmAne potAnA guru yA mArgadarzaka tarIke svIkAryA hatA. maganabhAI ane mAruM kuTuMba eka cAlamAM AjubAjunI oraDImAM rahetuM. eTale te vakhatanI temanI raheNIkaraNIneA, jIvanapaddhatinA pratyakSa ane apratyakSa rIte khyAla mane saheje maLyA hatA. maganabhAI nAnapaNamAM paraNyA hatA; paNa jyAM sudhI AzramanI zALAmAM jeDAyA nahAtA, tyAM sudhI peAtAnAM patnI zrI. DAhIbahenane teDAvyAM nahotAM. AzramamAM ekAda varasa teo ekalA ja rahyA hatA. savAramAM jyAre temane maLA, tyAre uttara hiMdustAnanA saMta-mahaMte nI mAphaka mAthuM kAna ne garadane viMTelA moTo TuvAla avazya jovA maLe ja, savAranI cAra vAgyAnI AzramanI prArthanAmAM te pU. bApujI AzramamAM hoya to paNa bhAgye ja AvatA, kAraNa ke, sAmAnya rIte prAta:kAlamAM ne moDI rAtanA te Asanabaddha thaI dhyAnamAM lIna thaI javuM vadhAre pasaMda karatA hatA. temanA oraDAmAM 'netI dhAtI' karavAnAM lAMbAM dAtaNa tathA camarI meM jeryAM hatAM. AzramanA niyamo tathA vratAnI keTalIka vAra aMgata mitro sAthe teo khullA dilathI AkarI TIkA karatA. ane vakhate vakhate AzrAmavratanA akSarane pakaDI rAkhanAranA upalakiyA kAmanI ke temanA bAhya AcAranI "AzrAmaveDA" kahIne hAMsI uDAvatA. Fe

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eka jhalaka tema chatAM AzramanAM mahAvratanA pAlanamAM mArA jevA navA joDAnAra AzramIe karatAM teo kayAMka UMce caDI gayA hatA. adhyApaka maMDaLamAM sauthI ocho pagAra mAsika cAlIsa rUpiyA maganabhAI letA hatA. paNa aparigrahanI mImAMsAnI ghareDamAM teo kadI nahotA paDatA. maganabhAI moTA keLavaNIkAra ne sAkSara che. paNa temanAM patnI DAhIbahena AzramamAM AvyAM tyAre sAva abhaNa hatAM. eka, bagaDo ya kakko DAhIbahena AzramamAM AvyA pachI thoDuM ghaNuM zIkhyAM hatAM. maganabhAIne te juvAnInA jamAnAmAM DAhIbahena sAthe vArtAviveda karatA ame kadI joyA nahotA. maganabhAI brahmacaryavrata-pAlananA kaTTara AgrahI hatA. sAmAnya rasoDAmAM jamavAne maganabhAIne umaLako nAte Avate; chatAM masAlAvALA zAka kaDhI ke dALabhAtanA maganabhAI rasiyA nahotA. dahADAnA dahADA sudhI maganabhAI dUdha roTI ne pAkAM TameTA para AnaMdapUrvaka rahetA hatA. vratanuM pArAyaNa teo karatA nahI paNa Azrama-vanuM AcaraNa temane svAbhAvika thaI paDayuM hatuM. agara kahe, AzramanAM vRte mATenuM sAhajika valaNa hovAthI ja maganabhAIe eNliphansTana kaoNlejanI pharsTa kalAsa kArakidIne tilAMjali ApI, asahakArane apanAvyo hate. AzramanI rASTrIya zALAmAM te vakhate bhaNataranI ucca kakSAnA vidyArthIo gaNyAgAMThayA hatA; paNa ekalA ne aTUlA rahevA TevAyelA maganabhAI pAse nAnA nAnA vidyAthI savArasAMja gherAyelA huM joto hato. kAraNa ke ame TerAMo to adhyApake ne vidyAthIoe AzrAmajIvana kema gALavuM tenI nIti-smRtio ghaDatA; paNa tene amala maganabhAI hesipUrvaka zistabaddha karatA hatA. Azrama ke zALAnA cogAnanI mahAsaphAI karavAnI hoya, pAyakhAnAM zAstrIya rIte sApha karavAnAM heya, meTA pustakAlayanAM pustake vyavasthita ne kamabaddha goThavavAnAM hoya, rASTrIya utsava ujavavA mATe vidyArthIone saMvAda che nATamAM taiyAra karavAnA hoya, cAra-chArAnA trAsamAMthI bacavA madharAte cakI karavA nIkaLavAnuM hoya, ke chokarAomAM vyAyAma havanana khAkhonI

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zrI. maganabhAInuM AthamI jIvana ramatamAM rasa pedA karavA hAya, vidyArthIonAM lakhANa zuddha ane zRMkhalAbaddha thAya te mATe madhapUDo' jevA mAsikanuM saMpAdana karavAnuM hAya, agara AzramanI nAnImeATI pravRttionA paricaya badhAne rahe te mATe niyamita sAptAhika AphrAma samAcAra samAcAra " jevuM hastalikhita patra prasiddha karavAnuM hAya, tA ene kaLaza mATe bhAge maganabhAI para ja caDato. 99 46 maganabhAI sAmAnya rIte prathama darzane koI paNa navI javAbadArI svIkAravAnI ghasIne nA pADatA hoya che. kAraNa ke, je kAMI nAnakaDuM kAma paNa temaNe svIkAryuM hAya tene sarasa rIte kema pAra pADavuM tenI haradama ciMtA te sevatA hoya che. jema maganabhAInA akSara mAtInA dANA jevA sughaDa, AMkhe UDIne Ave tevA AkarSaka che, tema temanuM dareka kAma khoDakhAMpaNa vinAnuM ceAkkasa hoya che. yogaH rmasu jaurAm ema teo bolatA nathI, paNa maiM to anubhavyuM che ke, je kAMI kAma maganabhAI hAthamAM le che te suvarNamaya banI jAya che. 11 zarUAtamAM maganabhAI potAnI patnI sAthe ekAMtamAM maLatA karatA nahIM tema ja meATI baheneAnA gItA ke prArthanAnA vargo calAvavA taiyAra thatA nahIM. paraMtu pachI baheneAnA vargo paNa levAnuM temaNe zarU karyuM. baheneAne sarvAMgINa keLavaNI ApavAmAM maganabhAInuM kAma eTaluM badhuM vakhANAvA lAgyuM ke, sva0 jamanAlAlajIe varSAmAM kanyA Azrama, mahilA vidyAlayanI zarUAta karI, tyAre maganabhAInI kanyA-vidyAlayanA AcArya tarIke mAgaNI pU bApujI pAse karI hatI. maganabhAIe varSA jaI e vidyAlayanuM kAma evuM gAThavI ApyuM ke, Aje vadhu mahilA vidyAlaya hiMdustAnamAM bahene mATe eka namUnedAra saMsthA banI che. DAhIbahena abhaNa hovA chatAM koInA sukhI gRhasthAzrama Aje koIne jevA hAya, tA gujarAta yunivarsiTInA vAIsa-cAnselarane ghera eka divasa mahemAna tarIke rahI jovA mArI bhalAmaNa che. maganabhAI gujarAta yunivarsiTInA vAIsa-cAnselara nimAyA chI temaNe potAnuM mULa makAna gUjarAta vidyApIThanuM cheADayuM nathI, temAM temana saMyama ne sAdAI pratyene Agraha tA dekhAI Ave che; paNa te karatAMre vadhAre tA DAhIbahenanuM sAduM zuddha saMyamI khaDatala saraLa nirdoSa jIvana kAraNabhUta lAge che.

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72 eka jhalaka - DAhIbA maganabhAIne joDaNIkoza'nA pra sudhAravAmAM, 'navajIvana'nI ne lakhavAmAM, kaoNleja ke vinaya maMdira ke adhyApana maMdiranA abhyAsakrama nakkI karavAmAM sahadharmacAriNIne chAje tevI sahAya karI zakatI nathI, paNa maganabhAInA gharamAM zAMti, sughaDatA, vyavasthA, prasannatA pravartI rahelAM dekhAya che, tenuM kAraNa DAhIbAnI cokasAI ne svacchatA mATe ati Agraha ne bIjA mATe ghasAI chUTavAnI vRtti tathA premALa svabhAva ja che. maganabhAI gharamAM nekara rAkhavA TevAyelA nathI. temanAM khAdInAM kapaDAM bagalAnI pAMkha jevAM - barapha jevAM svaccha rahe che. gharanuM rAcaracIluM, ThAma-vAsaNa cakamakATa karatAM hoya che. khUNAkhAMcarAmAM kacaro ke jaLAM dekhAtAM nathI. dareka cIja pitapatAne vyavasthita sthAne goThavAyelI hoya che. ane sAduM paNa svAdiSTa bhejana kALajIthI bhAvapUrvaka thALImAM pIrasAya che, DAhIbAnI tevI mahenamAnagata mANavI e eka jIvananuM sAcuM lahANuM che. pati patnI vaccenA vyavahAramAM jAtIya sukhanI lAlasA nIkaLI gayA pachI sAcA jIvanasAthI tarIke rahevAmAM ke svargIya AnaMda maLe che, te maganabhAInA kuTuMba-jIvanamAM jovA maLe che. - DAhIbAnI jagyAe yunivarsiTInI koI grejyueTa bahena heta, te maganabhAI AjanA karatAM vadhAre zata ke sukhI banyA hota, te huM kalpI zakato nathI. Ane suyaza maganabhAInA premALa svabhAvane ke DAhIbAnA puruSArthane maLavo joIe, te nakkI thaI zakatuM nathI. maganabhAIthI huM pAMca varasa maTe chuM. chatAM mArAM panI ne bALakonAM jIvanane samRddha banAvavAmAM moTA bhAI tarIke te mArA karatAM vadhAre rasa letA hovAthI huM te temano aMgata rIte moTo ahesAnamaMda chuM. paNa mArI ja vAta zuM karuM? sva0 rAvajIbhAI nAthAbhAI paTela, bocAsaNavALA zrI. zivAbhAI gokaLabhAI paTela, purAtatvavALA gopALadAsa jIvAbhAI ke gAMdhI smArakanidhinA sevaka zrI. dezapAMDe vagere racanAtmaka kAryakartAone maganabhAI sAthe rahevAnuM sadbhAgya prApta thayuM che. temanI sAthe gharanA moTAbhAI yA kAkAnI mAphaka kuTuMbanuM zreya sAdhavAmAM maganabhAI kAraNabhUta banyA che. Me chellAM dasa varasamAM mahAdeva desAI samAjasevA mahAvidyAlayanA bocArya' tarIke keTalAMya yuvAno ane yuvatIone temaNe tAlIma ApI taiyAra karyA che. te badhAM e bAbatamAM sAkha pUraze.

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zrI. maganabhAInuM AzcamI jIvana paNa satyAgrahAzrama rASTrIya zALAmAM adhyApaka ne AcArya hatA te samaya daramiyAna kAkAsAheba kAlelakaranA be putro satIza ne bAla kAlelakara, gAMdhIjInA pautra kAti gAMdhI, ke zrI. vAlajIbhAI desAInA bhatrIjA rasika, zrI lakSmIdAsa AsaranA putra pRthvIrAja ke nepAlathI Avela tyAgI bahAdura gurakhA kuTuMbanA mahAvIra, zrI. rAvajIbhAIne nAnakaDo bhAI baLabhadra ne chevaTe mAro putra ci. dhIru - AzramanA saMsmaraNonI jayAre jyAre vAta kare che, tyAre maganabhAIne yAda karyA vinA rahetA nathI. Aje deza ke paradezamAM uparanAM bALako potapotAnA kSetramAM eTale ke bhAratanA elacI tarIke, moTA kuzaLa ijanera, DokaTara, vakIla, vepArI tarIke jIvanamAM saphaLa thayA che. temanA jIvanaghaDataramAM moTo bhAga maganabhAIe bhajavyo che, ema teo saharSa kabUla kare che. maganabhAI sAthe 1922 thI 1932 sudhI sagA bhAInI jema sAthe rahIne dasa varasa meM gALyAM che. yaravaDA jelamAM kaeNmpamAM phATelA taMbumAM kAMkarA para dhAbaLo pAtharIne tAMsaLAnuM esIkuM karI, juvAranA roTalA ne bhAjI khAI mahinAo sAthe gALyA che; A yaravaDA maMdiramAM gItApATha sAthe karyA che. jIvananA koyaDA kuzaLa kAryakartAe kevI rIte ukelavA joIe, te temanI sAthenA mAtra sahavAsathI huM zIkhyo chuM. svapameM nidhanuM zreyaH vagha macAvaH e gItArIkhane jIvanamAM utAravA maganabhAI jIvanabhara madhyA che. zikSaNanA kAma sivAyanuM mehaka kAma mavaDI tarIke uThAvavA ghaNIye vAra maganabhAIne AgrahapUrvaka kahevAmAM AvyuM che. paNa maganabhAIe potAnA jIvananI maryAdA ne jIvananuM dhyeya prathamathI ja nakkI karI rAkhela hovAthI, sAthIone mAThuM lagADIne paNa adhyayana-adhyApana sivAyanA kAmanA mohamAM te paDyA nathI. zikSaNakArya maganabhAIno vyavasAya ke dhaMdho nathI, paNa temane mana jIvana-sAdhanA mATe mahAtapa che. ane A akhaMDa tapa temaNe chelAM ADatrIsa varasa sudhI sAbaramatIne kAMThe rahI AdaryuM che. maganabhAIno puruSArtha ne kaTTara Agraha na hota, te gUjarAta vidyApITha Aje bahu bahu to, bihAra vidyApIThanuM khAdI grAmodyoga mahAvidyAlayamAM paryavasAna thayuM che tema, jaMgama vidyApITha banyA bAda bahu bahu to thoDIka racanAtmaka pravRttionuM smAraka banyuM hota. maganabhAI AzramanA samarza keLavaNIkAro ne khuda pU. bApujI sAme ekale hAthe jhajhumyA tene lIdhe ja gUjarAta vidyApITha Aje prAthamika keLavaNIthI ucca keLavaNI levAnA dhAma tarIke TakI rahyuM che.

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eka haka AjanI gujarAta vidyApITha sAce ja maganabhAInI ja kRti kahI zakAya. maganabhAInA paSTi-mahotsava prasaMge maganabhAIne dIrdhAyu cAhIe. mahAdeva desAI samAjasevA mahAvidyAlayamAM tAlIma pAmI bahAra paDatA yuvake bhAratanA navaghaDataramAM vadhAre ne vadhAre phALo Ape, ema aMtaranI prArthanA karuM chuM. DAhIbahenanI chAyAmAM bahenanAM chAtrAlayamAM rahI mahAdeva desAI samAjasevA mahAvidyAlayamAM je keTalIka bahene tAlIma laI rahela che, te bahene moTI saMkhyAmAM A vidyAlayane lAbha laI, janasevA karatAM karatAM sAcA guhiNI kema thavAya te DAhIbAne mahAmulA AcAra, gujarAtamAM phelAvavAmAM phaLIbhUta thAya, e vidyApIThanA junA sevaka tarIke mArA aMtaranI abhilASA che, "abhinaMdana graMthamAMthI] - chaganalAla na. joSI tene mATe mArA sadAya AzIrvAda che - vyAyAma ane kavAyata vyAyAmanI sAyakatA ghaNA vidyArthIo ema mAne che ke zarIra mATe kaMIka prayatna kare ucita nathI, paNa zarIrane vAte vyAyAma bahu Avazyaka che. je vidyAthI pAse zarIrasaMpatti nathI te zuM karI zakavAno che? dUdhane kAgaLanA vAsaNamAM rAkhyuM rAkhI zakAtuM nathI tema zikSaNarUpI dUdha vidyArthIonA kAgaLa jevA zarIramAMthI nIkaLI javAne saMbhava rahe che. zarIra AtmAnuM nivAsasthAna hovAthI tIrthakSetra jevuM pavitra che. tenI rakSA karavI joIe. vahelI savAramAM doDha kalAka ane sAMjanA doDha kalAka niyamasara ane utsAhapUrvaka svaccha havAmAM pharavAthI tAkAta vadhe che ane mana prasanna rahe che, ane tema karavAmAM gALe samaya barabAda jato nathI. AvA vyAyAmathI vidyArthInI buddhi tIvra thaze ane badhI vAta zIdAtAthI yAda karI zako. (gAM. a. 14:6). kasarata eTale zArIrika ane mAnasika kAma mANasa jAtane jeTalI jarUra havAnI, pANInI ane anAjanI che teTalI ja kasaratanI che. eTaluM kharuM ke, kasarata vinA mANasa ghaNAM varSa sudhI nathI

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5 vyAyAma ane kavAyata zake tema kherAka, havA, pANI ane anAja vinA na nabhI zake, paNa kasarata vinA mANasa nIrogI na rahI zake e sarvasAmAnya vAta che.... kasarata eTale meIdAMDiyA, phUTabola, kikeTa ke pharavA javuM e ja nathI. kasarata eTale zArIrika ane mAnasika kAma. jema, kherAka hADakAM-mAMsane sAru tema ja manane sAru joIe, tema kasarata zarIrane tema ja manane joIe. zarIrane kasarata na hoya to zarIra mAMduM raheze ane manane nahIM hoya te mana zithila raheze. mUDhapaNuM e paNa eka prakArano roga ja gaNAvo joIe. moTA pahelavAne je kustI karavAmAM bhAre hoya paNa jenuM mana gamAranA sarakhuM hoya tene ApaNe agI e zabda lagADIe e ajJAnanI dazA che. aMgrejImAM kahevata che ke, naMdurasta zarIramAM taMdurasta mana hoya te ja mANasa ArogyavALo gaNAya. (gAM, a. 12H 18) sarvottama kasarata cAlavAnI che ? jamInamAM kAma karavA sivAya sarvottama kasarata cAvavAnI che. e kasaratane ja kahevAya che ane e vAta vAstavika che. ApaNe sAdhuo ane phakIre bahu naMdurasta rahe che, tenA kAraNomAM eka e paNa che ke teo gADI, ghoDA, vagere vAhanono upayoga karatA nathI. teo potAnI sArI page kare che. thoro nAmane amerikana thaI gayo. teNe cAlavAnI kasarata vize bahu vicAravA lAyaka pustaka lakhyuM che. pitAnA anubhava vize te jaNAve che ke teNe sarasamAM sarasa pustaka lakhyAM, tyAre te haMmezAM vadhAremAM vadhAre cAlate zArIrika kasarata vinA karelAM mAnasika kAryo nIrasa ane namAvatAM hoya che. cAlavAthI lehIno phelAve jhapATAbaMdha dareka bhAgamAM thAya che. tethI dareka aMganI hilacAla thAya che ane badhAM aMga kasAya che...... cAlavAthI zuddha havA maLe che. ahIM eka-be mAIla cAlavuM, te cAlavuM gaNavAnuM nathI; paNa dasa-bAra mAIla cAlavuM e ja cAlyA gaNAya. AvuM haMmezAM jenAthI na bane te dara ravivAre khuba cAvI zake che. (gAM. a. 12 H 20) dezI ramatanuM rahasya ramatamAM paNa dezI paddhatine tyAga thayo che ane Tenisa, krikeTa ne phUTabolanuM sAmrAjaya apAvyuM che! bA ramatAmAM rasa che ema kabUla karavAmAM bAdha nathI. paNa e ApaNe pAzcAtya vastuothI mahAI na gayA

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eka elaka GY hota to ApaNe eTalI ja rasika, kharaca vinAnI ramatA; jevI ke geDIdaDo, mAIdAMDiyA, khokhA, magamATalI, hutututu, khArApATa, nava nAgelI, sAta tALI, vagerenA tyAga na karata. krasarata jemAM AThe aMgane pUratI tAlIma maLe che ane jemAM ghaNuM rahasya raheluM che tenA ane kustInA akhADAnA lagabhaga lopa thaI gayo che. (gAM. a, 14 : 31) vyAyAma ane brahmacarya pAlana : ApaNAM zAstro batAve che ke je vidyArthI vyAyAma levA mAge che ane tene sadupayeAga karavA mAge che teNe brahmacarya pALavuM joIe. meM AkhA hiMdustAnamAM bhramaNa karyuM che ema kahuM to cAle. hiMdustAnanI du:khI hAlata huM jANuM chuM. paNa sauthI vadhAre du:khanI vAta tA e che ke ApaNe tyAMnA yuvAnAnAM zarIra zaktihIna che. bALavivAhanI kuprathA jyAM cAlu che, ane ene pariNAme prajA utpanna thavI cAlu che tyAM vyAyAma asaMbhavita thaI jAya che. vyAyAmane mATe paNa the|DI ghaNI zArIrika saMpatti joIe eTale ApaNe je hiMdustAnanI ane hiMdujAtinI unnati cAhatA hoIe to bALavivAhanI kuprathA nAbUda thavI joIe. manu mahArAje kahyuM che tema dareka vidyArthIe 25 varSa sudhI te akhaMDa brahmacarya pALavuM ja joIe. A be zarata pUrI paDatI na hoya teA game tevA vyAyAma nirarthaka thaI paDe. (gAM. a. 32 : 360) 481600 sAmUhika DrilanuM mahattva : je koI paNa pAzcAtya vastunI nakala karavI yogya hoya to 'Drila'nI nakala karavA jevuM che ema mane lAge che. eka mitre TIkA karelI ke ApaNane cAlatAM AvaDatuM ja nathI. ane ekaThA thaIne rItasara cAlavAnI tA mul khabara nathI. hajAro mANasA tAlabaMdha cupakIthI game te dazAmAM babbe cAracAranI hAra bAMdhI cAlI zake e zakti ApaNAmAM nathI. AvI Drila 'ne kevaLa laDAImAM ja upayoga che evuM kAMI nathI. ghaNAM paropakArI kAmeAmAM 'Drila 'nA upayoga thaI zake che. jema ke Aga holavavAmAM, DUbelAne madada karavAmAM, mAMdAne DoLImAM laI javAmAM 'Drila bahu ja kImatI sAdhana che. Ama ApaNI zALAmAM dezI ramata, dezI kasarata ane pAzcAtya paddhatinI 'Drila' dAkhala karavAnI AvazyakatA che. (mAM, a. 14 : 31)

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vyAyAma ane kavAyata vyAyAmamaMdira vyAyAmamaMdira mane pasaMda che, paNa eka paNa vyAyAmamaMdira musalamAna, khristI ke hiMdu ke koI paNa jAtinA sane mATe banAvavAmAM Ave te tene mArA AzIrvAda na hoya. paNa je vyAyAmamaMdira dvArA badhI komanuM, badhA dharmanuM saMgaThana hoya, je vyAyAmamaMdira ahiMsAdharmanuM rahasya samajavA mATe hoya, tene mATe mArA sadAya AzIrvAda che. (mahAdevabhAInI DAyarI 10 : 11) "je kaI phAve tyAM thUkI, kacaro ke gaMdavADa nAkhI havAne bagADe che te gunegAra che? "harijanabaMdhu' : 15-6-1947] gAMdhIjI saphAI- svacchatA saphAI - eka mahAna rASTrIya kAya? mArI musApharI daramyAna hiMdustAnanA eka cheDAthI bIjA cheDA sudhI ApaNI asvacchatA joIne mane je du:kha thayuM che tenAthI vadhAre du:kha bIjI koI vastuthI thayuM nathI. sudhArAono amala karAvavA mATe baLa vAparavAmAM huM mAnatA nathI. paraMtu ApaNA karoDo lokomAM ghara karI gayelI Teva badalAvavAmAM keTalo samaya jaze ene huM vicAra karuM chuM tyAre asvacchatA jevI A khUba ja agatyanI bAbatamAM pharaja pADavAnI hada sudhI javA mAruM mana taiyAra che. aneka roga mATe asvacchatAnuM sIdhuM kAraNa ApI zakAya. A rogo garIbAIne lIdhe paNa thatA nathI. svacchatAnA pAyAnA siddhAMtanuM bhayaMkara ajJAna ja enuM ekamAtra kAraNa che. cokhkhAImAM prabhuno vAsa che. jema apavitra mana hoya to IzvaranA AzIrvAda pAmIe nahIM tevuM ja asvaracha zarIranuM che. je maMDaLanA sabhyo jhADa, pAvaDo ane bAladI hAthamAM levAmAM gaurava anubhave evAM zebhAnAM nahIM paNa upayogI saphAInA maMDaLo jovAnI mane keTalI badhI hoMza che! AkhA hiMdustAnamAM zALA-kolejanA vidyArthI-vidyArthInIo mATe A eka mahAna rASTrIya kArya che. | (gA. a. 28408-09)

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eka jhalaka samAja sAthe ghAtaka asahakAra : ApaNI bhayaMkara gaMdakInuM kAraNa ApaNI bedarakArI ane ApaNe sAmAjika asahakAra che. ApaNI gaMdakI je ApaNA zarIrane nicovI nAkhe che ane ApaNane marakI ityAdi rogonAM balidAna karI mUke che tenI sAthe ApaNe sahakAra karIe chIe, paNa ApaNA paDozIo jenA sukhamAM ApaNuM sukha samAyeluM che ane ApaNA dareka kAryamAM jemanI sagavaDane vicAra ho ja joIe tenI sAthe ApaNe asahakAra karIe chIe. mArA AMgaNAne kacaro huM paDozInA AMgaNAmAM pheMkuM, mArI bArIethI huM kAcanA kakaDA pheMkuM, kacaro nAkhuM. pANI keLuM, ghUMkuM ane ema karatAM nIcethI cAlanArane khyAla sarakheya na karuM e keTalI bedarakArI? kevI hisA? ke samAja sAthe ghAtaka asahakAra? mArI khALanuM pANI bIjAnuM nukasAna kare tenI bedarakArImAM keTale badhe avicArI prajA ApaNuM aMga che, prajAnuM aMga ApaNe chIe eTaluM samajI laIe to ApaNI gaMdakI asaMbhavita thAya ane ApaNe rogAdimAMthI mukta thaI prajAnuM baLa vadhArIe ane prajAnuM dhana paNa vadhArIe. (gAM. a. 28 413-14) kudarata sAme dunyavahAra je kaMI phAve tyAM thUkI, kacaro ke gaMdavADa nAkhI athavA bIjI rIte havAne bagADe che te kudaratane ne mANasano gunegAra che. mANasanuM zarIra IzvaranuM maMdira che. e maMdiramAM janArI havAne dUSita karanAra maMdirane abhaDAve che. enuM rAmanAma lIdheluM mithyA che. rASTrIya ke sAmAjika saphAIne ApaNe jarUrI guNa mAnyo nathI ke keLavyo nathI. ApaNe rivAjathI amuka Dhabe nAhIe chIe eTaluM ja, bAkI je nadI, taLAva ke kUvAne kAMThe ne je jaLAzayomAM ApaNe pavitra thavA snAna karIe chIe temanuM pANI bagADatAM ke gaMduM karatAM ApaNane chIta thatI nathI. ApaNI A khAmIne huM eka moTo durguNa gaNuM chuM ane ApaNAM gAmaDAMonI tema ja ApaNI pavitra nadIonA pavitra kAMThAonI nAmozI UpajAve tevI avadazA ane gaMdavADamAMthI pedA thatA roge ApaNe te durguNanA phaLarUpe bhegavIe chIe. (harijanabaMdhu H 15-6-1947H 167-68) so patatAnA bhaMga bane? aspRzyatAnAM je mAThAM pariNAma AvelAM che te badhAnI te ApaNane bhALa paNa nathI. have gAmaDAMnI saphAI tarapha dhyAna apAI rahyuM che eTale

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saphAI - svacchatA G Ge spaSTa samajAtuM jAya che ke gAmaDAM ne zaheronI gaMdakInuM mukhya kAraNa ApaNI aspRzyatA vizenI mAnyatA che. ApaNe ApaNA ja melane aDatAM ne tethI sApha karatAM DarIe chIe. ApaNe melamAM ALeTIe chIe, ane ApaNA je spaSTa dharma hatA tenuM pAlana ApaNe ApaNAM ja amuka bhAIbhAMDune soMpI dIdhuM che, ane teo A sauthI agatyanI sevA kare che eTalA mATe ApaNe temanA samAjamAMthI bahiSkAra karyo che, temanA sparzathI AbhaDacheTa mAnI che ne temanAM sukhadu:kha tarapha najara sarakhIye karI nathI. A sAmAjika badI ane pApa dUra karavAnA ekamAtra ilAja e che ke ApaNe saue peAtapAtAnA bhaMgI banavuM. to ApaNe svacchatAnI kaLA jaladI zIkhIzuM. gaMdakImAMthI UpajanArA ghaNA mahArogamAMthI, ApaNe UgarI jaIzuM. (gAM. a. 60: 305-06) bhaMgInuM kAma UMNA prakAranuM che : harijanAmAM paNa bhAMgI sauthI vadhAre tiraskRta gaNAyA che. kema ke enuM kAma sauthI nIcuM manAyuM che. bhaMgIoe je mahattvanI sAmAjika sevA karI che te ghaNA loko bhUlI jAya che. paNa ApaNe bhUlI jaIe chIe ke ApaNe bALaka hatAM ne ApaNane svacchatAnuM kazuM bhAna naheAtuM tyAre ApaNI mAtA e ja kAma karatI hatI. jo e kAma halakuM hatuM to bhaMgInuM kAma paNa halakuM che, paNa e kAma UMcA prakAranuM hatuM to bhaMgInuM kAma paNa UMcA prakAranuM che, paNa e kAma kevI rIte karavuM e tamane AvaDavuM joIe, e kAma premapUrvaka ane buddhipUrvaka karavuM joIe. premapUrvaka eTalA mATe ke je gaMdakI kare che, kacaro jyAMtyAM nAkhe che emane te zuM kare che enI khabara nathI hotI. ane buddhipUrvaka eTalA mATe ke emane emanI Tevo sudhAravAmAM ne Arogya sudhAravAmAM ApaNe madada karavAnI che. pote cokhkhA rahevuM ane AsapAsanI jagyAne cokhkhI rAkhavI e darekanI prAthamika pharaja che. je bhaMgInuM kAma kare che teoe sau prathama peAtAnI jAtanA bhaMgI banavuM joie. (gAM. a. 66 : 364-65) AcaraNanuM kSetra : sahue peAtapAtAnA bhaMgI tA thavuM ja joIe. khAya che tene maLatyAga tA karavAnA ja che maLatyAga kare te peAtAnA maLane dADhe e uttama vastu che. e na banI zake to sahu kuTuMba peAtAnuM kartavya kare.

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eka jhalaka jayAM bhaMgIne nokho dhaMdhe kalakhe che tyAM kaMIka mahAdeSa pesI gayo che ema mane te varSo thayAM lAgyuM che. A Avazyaka, ArogyapaSaka kAmane halakAmAM halakuM prathama koNe gayuM haze tene itihAsa ApaNI pAse nathI. jeNe gayuM teNe ApaNI upara upakAra to nathI ja karyo. ApaNe badhA bhaMgI chIe e bhAvanA ApaNA manamAM bacapaNathI ja hasavI joIe, ane e ThasAvavAne sahelAmAM sahelo rasto e che ke je samajyAM che te jAtamahenatane AraMbha pAyakhAnAM sApha karavAthI kare. Ama jJAnapUrvaka karaze te te kSaNathI dharmane judI ne kharI rIte samajata thaze. (gA. a. 44 149-50) cAmasaphAI prajAjIvananuM avibhAjya aMga? grAmoddhAramAM grAmasaphAI na Ave to ApaNAM gAmaDAM ukaraDA jevAM ja rahevAnAM. grAmasaphAIno savAla prajAjIvananuM avibhAjya aMga che. A prazna jeTalo jarUrI che eTale ja muzkela che. anAdikALathI cAlatI AvelI asvacchatAnI Adata kADhavAmAM mahAparAkramanI jarUra che. je sevaka grAmasaphAInuM zAstra nathI jANata, pite bhaMgI nathI banate te grAmasevAne lAyaka nahIM banI zake. (gAM. a. 72 H 373), zaucanA niyamanuM pAlana agharuM nathI? zaucanA ApaNA suMdara niyama che. snAna haMmezAM karavuM ja joIe. paNa e badhI kriyAnuM rahasya ApaNe nathI jANatA. tethI te vastu mAtra rivAjarUpe rahI gaI che athavA vahemane vaza thaIne ApaNe ema mAnIe chIe ke game tevA ne game teTalA thoDA pANIne sparza paNa ApaNane pavitra kare che ne ApaNe svarganA adhikArI banIe chIe. vijJAna te ApaNane ema zIkhave che ke e ja snAna guNakAraka nIvaDe che je nirmaLa pANIthI ne zarIrane cALIne te sApha thAya tema kareluM hoya. mAtra jaLanI chAMTa levAmAM athavA pANI reDI melAM kapaDAM paheravAmAM guNa to nathI ja ane tethI nukasAna pahoMcI zake. ApaNAM pAyakhAnAM te A pRthvImAM ja narakanI khANarUpa che. temAM besavuM pAparUpa che. jarA udyamathI, vicArathI, vivekathI ApaNe emAM sudhAro karI zakIe chIe. emAM kharcane savAla nathI. mAtra jJAnanI AvazyakatA che. garIbamAM garIba mANasa paNa dhAre to zacanA niyamanuM pAlana karI zake che. hA, tene pitAnuM meluM jovAnI ne sApha karavAnI sUga na pAlave. (gAM. a. 28 : 123).

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saphAI - svacchatA mAru" jIvanakArya : lAye|nala karTise kaheluM ke hiMdustAnanAM gAmaDAM e te ukaraDA che. ene ApaNe namUnedAra gAmaDAM banAvavAnAM che. ApaNA gAmaDAnI AsapAsa tAjI havAnI kaMI khATa che? chatAM gAmaDAMnA lokone tAjI havA maLatI nathI, emanI AsapAsa tAjAmAM tAjI vanaspatinA bhaMDAra bharyA che. chatAM temane tAjI zAkabhAjI maLatI nathI. A khArAkanI bAbatamAM huM mizanarInI peThe bAluM chuM, kema ke gAmaDAMne suMdaratAnA namUnA banAvavA e mAruM dhyeya che. mAruM jIvanakArya che. (gAM. a. 60 : 255) ekalA akSarajJAnanI kiMmata nathI : tame eTalI khAtarI rAkhajo ke saphAInAM mULatattvAnA zikSaNanI AgaLa akSarajJAna te kazI visAtamAM nathI. dariyAgaMjanI eka harijana kanyazALA huM joI AvyA. aMdara pesatAM ja meM joI lIdhuM ke chekarIonA nakha melA che, nAka melAM che, ne nAka ne kAnanI vALIonI AsapAsa melanA thara jAmyA che. je bhalI bahena emane bhaNAvatI hatI tenI najara ja e tarapha gayelI nahIM. emane sau pahelAM to svacchatAnA pATha zIkhavA. ekalA akSarajJAnanI jhAjhI kiMmata nathI. (gAM, a. 60 : 124-25) pazcima pAsethI pATha laIe H mane lAge che ke bAhya saphAI bAbatamAM pazcima pAsethI ApaNe ghaNuM zIkhavAnuM che. pazcimanI saMskRti ane tenI rItarasameAnA virodha karavAnI du:khada pharaja mATe ghaNI vAra bajAvavI paDe che. tethI mane jyAre jyAre taka maLe che tyAre pazcima pAsethI ApaNe kaI kaI upayegI bAbatA zIkhI zakIe, e kahevAnI taka huM javA detA nathI. ane huM mAnuM chuM ke hiMdanAM meTAM zaheranI svacchatAnI paddhati bAbatamAM ApaNe pazcima pAsethI pATha laIe e sAruM che. kulapatizrInA zabdo 'mAMthI sAbhAra] . me V (gAM. a. 26 : 21) gAMdhIjI

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buddhiyogI zrI. maganabhAI zrI. maganabhAI desAI have nathI. e hakIkata mAnI na zakAtI hoya chatAM eTalI badhI nakkara - pratyakSa che ke tene avagaNavI e jAtane ja bhramamAM nAMkhavA jevuM thAya. temanA hRdayanAda sAthe temane kalamanAda have baMdha paDayo che. koI paNa vyaktinA samagra vyaktitvane eka bhAva ke eka zabdathI varNavavuM azakya hoya che. chatAM zrI. maganabhAInA vyaktitvane, temaNe AdarIne adhUrA rAkhelA gItAnA svAdhyAyane je nAma temaNe ApyuM che te buddhiyoga' zabda vAparIne varNavIe, te khoTuM nahi thAya. te "buddhiyogI" hatA. buddhiyogI eTale tarka-vitarkanI zaktivALA AjanA arthanA buddhivAdI - "inTelekasyualisTa' nahi. kevaLa buddhivAdI pAse gItAmAM kahela (ra66) bhAvasaMzuddhinuM bhAvanAbaLa hotuM nathI. gItAprathita buddhiyoga eTale te iMdriyanigraha, yajJArtha karma ane Izaprapati dvArA prApta thatI prajJA - Rnabhara prajJAnI siddhi. e prajJA AsapAsanuM "hiraNmaya pAtra' bhedIne satyane yathAtatha joI zake che ane buddhiyogIne brahmakarma-samAdhi prApta karAve che. ApaNe sAmAnya rIte satyane ApaNA kAma-kodha - rAga-droSa vagerenA mizraNa sAthe ja svIkAratA hoIe chIe; - nirbheLa prANavAyu jIravavA ApaNe TevAyA hatA nathI. satyane ApaNane Dara lAge che. kAraNa ke, satya pote hamezA jagatamAM prakAza ja pAtharatuM nathI. tenuM tethI vizeSa pariNAma paNa Ave che: e prakAzamAM AsapAsanuM tamAma asatya pakaDAI jAya che, - khulluM paDI jAya che. Izu khite kahyuM hatuM tema, te (satyane prakAza laIne AvyA hovAthI ja) jagatamAM jhaghaDo laIne AvyA hatA: e satya pAmIne pitA putra sAthe ane putra pitA sAthe laDavAnA hatA! ane khare ja, zrI. maganabhAInA nasIbamAM pahelethI ja AsapAsa jhaghaDo ja Ubho karyA karavAnuM lakhAyuM hatuM. temaNe eka vakhata pitAnA jIvananA siMhAvalokananA bhAvathI mane kahyuM hatuM : mArAM najIkanAM kuTuMbIone

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buddhiyogI zrI. maganabhAI haMmeza huM jhaghaDAnuM kAraNa thaI paDa; huM ame saunuM hita vicArIne ja je vAta karuM, tethI badhAne koNa jANe kaleza ja thato - teo mArI sAthe jhaghaDI ja paDatAM; joke, e loko thoDA vakhata pachI samajI jatAM ke, mArI vAta sAcI hatI ane teo pAchAM mArA pratye prasannatA anubhavavA lAgatAM. paraMtu AsapAsanA loko najIkanAM saMbaMdhI na hoya, ane marajI paDe tyAre ke teTalAM aLagAM thaI zakatAM hoya, te zuM thAya? teo temanAM kAcamanAM prativAdI ja thaI besene? zrI. maganabhAInA nasIbamAM e vastu ja mukhyatve hatI. mAro ne temane nikaTane saMbaMdha gUjarAta vidyApIThanA mArA jIvanakALathI ja AraMbhAyo kahevAya. te daramyAna meM joyuM hatuM ke, temanA nikaTanA sAthIo ane murabbIono sAtha ane sadbhAva avAranavAra gumAvyA karavAnuM ja nasIba temane hAMsala thayuM hatuM. e vastu te pote sArI rIte jANatA hatA; - tethI manamAM kaMIka du:khI paNa thatA hatA - kevaLa pelAM dubhAyelAM sva jananA hitanI daSTithI ja, ane chaMcheDAyelAM svajana-murabbIne mAra kevA bhayaMkara hoI zake, e varNavI batAvavAnI jarUra nathI. chatAM kevaLa satyanI niSThAnA baLathI zrI. maganabhAI e mAra sahana karI letA. eka ja vakhata eka kAryakartA-murabbIne kopa-anyAya hada bahAra gayo, tyAre akaLAIne te bolI beThA hatA, paNa te mANasa amara to nathI ne?' - ane khare ja e murabbInA mRtyu pachI ja emaNe sarajelI anyAya-paraMparAmAMthI zrI. maganabhAI chUTI zakyA hatA. joke, zrI. maganabhAInuM te kAMI hatuM ja nahi ke jethI tene bagADI zakAya - paNa te je saMsthAne varelA hatA, te saMsthAne ja ghA karIne pelA svajana pitAne kepa caritArtha karI zakatA hatA. ane chevaTe paNa satyanI niSThA ane Agrahane kAraNe ja zrI. maganabhAInA prANa gayA. dAktaro prathama temanI bImArIne blaDaprezarane humalo kahIne varNavI beThA hatA. chevaTe nIkaLyo hadayane humalo - temanA hAthanA du:khAvAnA lakSaNane dAktare hRdayarogano humalo hovAnI agamacetI tarIke vakhatasara pichANI zakyA nahi. (alabatta, potAnA svajananI jema kALajIthI ane niSThAthI temanI dAktarI sevA bajAvanAra mitrone vakhoDavAnA bhAvathI huM A nathI ja kahe - kAraNa ke, chevaTe to daradInuM najIka AveluM mota ja saune bhramaNAmAM nAMkhatuM hoya che; uparAMta, zrI maganabhAIne hRdayarogano humalo thAya ema koI mAnI zake tema hatuM ja nahi.). WWW.jainelibrary.org

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eka jhalaka paNa zrI. maganabhAI pote potAnA rogane barAbara pichANI zakayA hatA. Teliphona upara che temanI khabara pUchI tyAre temaNe mane spaSTa kahyuM ke, dAktaro bhale game te kahe, paNa vidyApIThathI mAre chUTuM paDavAnuM thAya che te vastunI vedanA A che - jyAre paDakAra Avyo tyAre tene rAjInAmA jevI nigeTiva' rIte jhIlavo paDe che, tene A ghA che. pachI te jayAre huM temane maLavA doDI gayo, tyAre temaNe e vastu vadhu gherA zabdomAM - sacoTa upamAthI - varNavI batAvI ke, potAnA jIvatejIvata, pitAne ja hAthe, pitAnA hadayanA TukaDA karIne homavA paDatA hoya, evo bhAva ane evI vedanA huM anubhavI rahyo chuM. eka saMbaMdhIne putra najIka beTho hato te codhAra AMsu sAthe ane tUTatA hRdaye bolI UThayo - "maganabhAI, huM tamane mArA "bhAI' (pitA) mAnuM chuM; vidyApITha jahAnamamAM jAya - tame tenI ciMtA choDe - ane ame sau tamArAM cho, sAmuM joIne paNa maherabAnI karIne vadhu jIvavA prayatna karo - e jhaghaDAmAM kazuM vaLavAnuM nathI." tyAre maganabhAI du:khita hRdaye bolyA, "tuM ema bolI zake che ke, vidyApITha jahAnamamAM jAya... huM ema bolI ke mAnI zakatuM nathI. mArI laDAI merArajI sAme che e huM jANuM chuM. kazuM vaLe na vaLe te rIte e bAbatamAM vicAravAnuM na hoya." (alabatta, A zabdo mArI yAdadAsta pramANe che.) ane sAce ja zrI. maganabhAIe e paDakAranA javAbamAM potAnA hadayane agnimAM balidAna tarIke homI dIdhuM. dAktaro blaDa-prezarane ja mApatA rahyA ane temanuM hRdaya ja koI jANe te pahelAM ThekANe paDI gayuM. satyAgrahanA vAcako jANatA haze ke, gUjarAta vidyApIThanA atyAranA sattAvALAoe kocaraba AzramanA saMcAlaka zrI. 50 paTelane polIsabaLanI madadathI khaseDIne Azramane kabaje lIdhA che ('satyAgraha' tA. 18-1-69; pAna 138) amadAvAdamAM gujarAtI chApAMoe e hakIkata upara na samajI zakAya te aMdhArapichoDAne DhAMkapichoDe karI lIdhA che. zrI. maganabhAIe gUjarAta vidyApIThanA mahAmAtrane tA. 6-1-'19nA roja lakhI jaNAvyuM ke, "kocaraba Azrama upara polIsa mokalIne tame kAma karI e. - gAMdhInI saMsthA taraphathI ane temanI zatAbdI cAle che te jotAM, - kevuM behadu ane aNachAjatuM gaNAya? Azrama te gAMdhIjInI pavitra smAraka jagA che.'

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buddhigI zrI. maganabhAI pitAne patra "satyAgraha'mAM prasiddha karIne zrI. maganabhAIe sAthesAtha pitAne nAmaThAma sAthe maLela eka carcApatra paNa chAkhe; temAM AzramanA saMcAlaka zrI. 50 cho0 paTelane banAvavAmAM AvelA geravAjabI hukamanI paraMparA varNavI batAvI hatI. gujarAta sarakAranI ja milakata gaNAya evI rASTrIya smAraka jevI jagAne kabajo levA potAnI ja polIsa gujarAta sarakAre zI rIte mekalI, ane sarakArI milakatanAM tALAM tUTatAM polIsa nikiyapaNe zI rIte joI rahI - e badhI hakIkata gujarAta sarakAra paNa e bAbatamAM praznapAtra rIte saMDavAI hovAnuM sUcave che. gujarAta vidhApIThane Azramano vahIvaTa soMpavAmAM AvyuM hatuM khare; paNa smAraka sthApyuM tyArathI sarakAra dvArA nimAyelA saMcAlake jyAre vidyApIThanA sattAvALAoe ApavA hukamane geravAjabI gaNIne paDakAryA. tyAre sarakAre e vastunI tapAsa karavI ghaTatI hatI; ane e saMcAlakane pUchavuM-gAchavuM joItuM hatuM. tene badale sarakAra polIsa mokalIne potAnI milakatanAM, eTaluM ja nahi paNa, pitAnI milakata rUpa tALAM toDavAmAM sAkSI bane, e vastunI behudanI ja sau koIne herAna karI mUke tevI che. A badhI kAravAInI "zarama" pitAne lAgI ane temAM koI na karI zakyo enI lAcArIthI manamAM apAra kaleza thAya che' ema jaNAvI, zrI. maganabhAIe tA. 13-1-19nA roja "satyAgraha' 18-1-9nA aMkamAM potAnuM du:kha jAhera karyuM. paNa maganabhAIe kazI jhAkajhamaka vagara lakhelA "mane apAra kaleza thAya che' e zabdano artha temanA dAktara ke vidyApIThanA ke gujarAta sarakAranA sattAvALAo samajI ja na zakyA. temanA e kAgaLanI avagaNanA ja thaI. ane gujarAtI chApAMoe e AkhI ghaTanA upara aMdhArapichoDo zrI. maganabhAInA prANa gayA tyAM sudhI cAlu ja rAkhyo. Adhunika buddhivAda ema dalIla kare che. AvI bAbata mATe temane jana arpavA paDayA ema kahevuM, e kevaLa zAbdika apavyaya na kahevAya? paraMtu, zrI. maganabhAI temanA ISTa gAMdhIjInI jema svadezI dharmamAM mAnatA hatA. pote je sthAne hoya, ane pitAne mAthe je niyata karma AvI paDe, te niSThApUrvaka AcaravuM - ene ja te svadharma mAnatA. gItAnA temanA vivaraNamAM vakarmanI vyAkhyA veLA temaNe ene vadhu vigate cahyuM che. ke, evI dalIla karavAmAM Ave ke, e gItAnA ja nyAya svakarma anAsaktipUrvaka AcaravuM e ThIka na gaNAya? eTale gAMdhIjIe gItAnA

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eka jhalaka siddhAMtane anAsaktiga" kahIne varNavyo e vadhu sAruM nathI? paraMtu e dalIla kevaLa buddhivAda che. gAMdhIjIe ja svakarma anAsaktipUrvaka AcaravA chatAM tenI pAchaLa ja pitAnA prANa hoDamAM rahetA mUkyA? svakarma paNa Izvare pelI sevAnI rIte niSThAthI ja bajAvavAnuM hoya che - mana daIne, prANa daIne - ane e rIte bajAveluM karma ja "yoga' kahevAya. gAMdhIjIe gUjarAta vidyApITha mATe belatAM jaNAveluM ke, meM ghaNI saMsthAo sthApI che; paraMtu je eka saMsthA mATe huM jIvavAnuM ke maravAnuM pasaMda karuM, e saMsthA gUjarAta vidyApITha ja che.' zrI. maganabhAI e zabdo bolanAranA ja ekaniSTha anuyAyI hatA. temaNe gUjarAta vidyApITha mATe potAnA jIvananAM sArAM varSo aM, eTaluM ja nahi paNa, te saMsthAnA sabhya-sevaka tarIke lAgelI "zaramane kAraNe pitAnA prANa paNa pAtharI dIdhA. alabatta, have te pite hayAta nathI; eTale temanA jIvatejIvata je na karavAmAM AvyuM, te badhuM nivedane ane khulAsAonI bharamArathI karavAmAM Avaze. je gujarAtI chApAMo atyAra sudhI cupa thaI gayAM hatAM, te have e badhuM kadAca chApavA paNa mAMDaze. paraMtu "satyAgraha'nA vAcakone sAcI hakIkatanI jANa karavAno dharma samajI, huM A hakIkata yathAtatha jaNAvIne, mAruM zrI. maganabhAI pratyenuM kartavya adA karuM chuM. - zrI. maganabhAI haju pitAnAM karI gayelAM kAryothI jIvatA raheze, evuM maraNottara kahevAno zirasta che. paraMtu, enA karatAM eTaluM ja kahIe ke, satya amara che - tene gUMgaLAvI zakAtuM nathI - ane te Akhare vijayavaMta nIvaDaze. e hakIkata ApaNI rASTrIya mudrAmAM ApaNA baMdhAraNanA ghaDavaiyA e aMkita karI che, enI satyatA upara zraddhA rAkhIe. zrI. maganabhAInuM balidAna vyartha nahi jAya. zrI. maganabhAInA haoNspiTalanI maraNapathArIe chellA zabdo hatA - "mArI parIkSA che, huM vijayI nIvaDavAno chuM" ane A zabdo te phATI AMkhe be vakhata belyA hatA. tyAra bAda temanI e AMkho upara hAtha mUkIne baMdha karI devAmAM AvI, te pharI pAchI UghaDI ja nahi. 30mI tArIkhe maganabhAIe vidyApIThanA TrasTImaMDaLanA sabhyapadethI rAjInAmuM ApyuM, te A aMkamAM anyatra prasiddha karavAmAM AvyuM che. chevaTe, sAthI patrakArabaMdhuone eka-be zabdo namrapaNe rajU karavA rajA lauM. chApAMo e te rAjyanI cothI "esTeTa' gaNAya che. bIjI kazI

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7 zajInAmuM zehazarama vinA prajAne jaNAvavI jarUrI evI satya hakIkatA nimULapaNe rajU karavI, e temane dharma gaNAya. tene badale rASTrapitAnA rASTrIya smAraka jevI pavitra ane jAhera jagAe thayelI kAravAI upara - are, AkhI ghaTanA upara ja temaNe aMdhArapacheDo DhAMkI dIdhA che. zrI. maganabhAI eka saMniSTha patrakAra hatA; temaNe gAMjInA Adarza pramANenuM patrakAritva zeAbhAvyuM che. alabatta, e badala temane bhAre Arthika khoTa sahana karavI paDI che. bIjAM patromAM lakhavA dvArA ke 'AkAzavANI'nA vArtAlApa dvArA je Avaka thatI, te badhI te sIdhI ja te mArA hAthamAM 'satyAgraha'nI khATa pUravA mATe mUkI detA. zrI. maganabhAInuM balidAna patrakAra-baMdhuone paNa kaMIka saceta-sacita kare, evI prArthanA. lagabhaga sADAsAta varSa bAda, du:khI hRdaye huM paNa satyAgraha'nA vAcakabaMdhuonI rajA lauM chuM. mArI apaMgatA, ane amuka UNapeAne kAraNe vAcakaMbaMdhuone keTalIka vAra sahana karavuM paDayuM che ane gussA paNa karavA paDayo haze. paraMtu, e badhuM mApha karA, evI vinaMtI sAthe huM zrI. maganabhAIne mArI namra zraddhAMjali arpIne viramuM chuM. te mArA pitA-guru hatA; ane peAtAnA nAdAna putranI jema temaNe mane cheka chevaTa sudhI saMbhALyuM che. ' satyAgraha ' tA. 8-2-1969mAMthI] gApALadAsa jIvAbhAI paTela rAjInAmuM [kocaraba satyAgrahAkAma smAraka aMge gUjarAta vidyApIThanA mahAmAtra zrI. rAmalAla parIkhe je peAlIsa-kAravAI karI tenI sAme vAMdhA ane virodha darzAvavA zrI. maganabhAI desAIe tA. 6-1-69nA roja je putra temane lakhelA (juo 'satyAgraha' tA. 18-1-'69nA aMka pu0 138), tenA zrI. rAmalAle 24-1-'69nA roja je javAba vALyA, tethI vaLI vadhu du:khI thaI, zrI. maganabhAIe 30-1-69nA roja (bApujInA balidAnadine ja) vidyApIThanA TrasTImaMDaLanA sabhya tarIke rAjInAmuM lakhI meAkalyuM, te A sAthe prasiddha karuM chuM. -grA]

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99 bhAIzrI rAmalAla, tamAro tA. 24-1-'69no patra (naM. 2533-68, 69) maLyA. teno javAba ApavAmAM na paDuM; kema ke, mArA tA. 6-1-'69nA patramAM meM je kahyuM, tenA muddAne e bhAgye sparze che. ane je vAtemAM tame jA che, te mArA muddAne prastuta nathI. eTale mane mApha karazeA. bhagavAna ApaNa saunuM bhaluM kare. mArA taraphathI vidyApITha maMDaLane A batAvaje. huM AthI maMDaLane vinaMtI karuM chuM ke, mane tenA sabhyapadamAMthI chUTo thavA de. e ja, majAmAM hazeA. zrI. rAmalAla parIkha, gUjarAta vidyApITha, amadAvAda-14 eka jhalaka tA. 30-1-'69 dA. sevaka, (maganabhAI desAI) sahI eka du:khada hakIkata A aMkamAM anyatra jaNAvyA pramANe zrI. maganabhAI desAI 'satyAgraha' mAraphate je sevA bajAvI rahyA hatA, tenI upayogitA ane AvazyakatA jema jema temanA khyAlamAM AvatI gaI, tema tema tene pagabhara karIne cAlu rAkhavA te prANapaNe koziza karavA lAgyA. temanuM patra amuka prakAranI gAMdhIvAdI rAjakIya rASTrIya daSTivALuM hoI, te avAranavAra amuka vargomAM aNagamatuM thayA kare, e te joI zakayA hatA. eTale jema jAherakhabaro ApanArAne AdhAre patra calAvavAnuM temane nApasaMda hatuM, tema grAhakonA amuka dubhAyelA varga peAtAne Teko pAchA kheMcI letAM 'satyAgraha' pAMgaLuM banI ya, evI sthiti paNa temane pasaMda na hoI, temAMthI mukta thavAnA temaNe nizcaya karyo. vacce be-traNa prasaMge evA AvI paNa gayA hatA. * satyAgrahane e badhI saMkaDAmaNAmAMthI cheADAvavAnuM temanI samajamAM AvatAM ja, temaNe gUjarAta vidyApIThanA 'oNDaNIkoza'nI sudhArA-vadhArAvALI AvRttinuM saMpAdana karI ApavAnuM peAtAne seAMpAyeluM kAma AkhA divasanA parizrama pachI, vidyApIThe e kAma mATe ApelI oraDImAM jaI, moDI rAta

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eka duHkhada hakIkta sudhI besIne pUruM karavA kreDa bAMdhI; - jethI tenA mahenatANAnI je rakama maLe, temAMthI 'satyAgraha'ne pagabhara karavA mATe peravI karI zakAya. 'harijana' yatrA, ' navajIvana' mAsika vagere sAmayiko baMdha karavAmAM AvyAM hoI, 'satyAgraha' mAraphte paNa gAMdhIvAdI vicAra-saraNi prajA samakSa, vAcaka-varga samakSa, niraMtara mukAtI rahevI joIe, e temane Avazyaka lAgatuM hatuM. kozanA saMpAdananuM kAma kevuM kaparuM hoya che, te te anubhavI ja samajI zake. bIjI trIjI-cothI AvRtti vakhate e kAmamAM huM temanI sAthe hoI, te peAtAnI AMkho keTalA pramANamAM gumAvatA gayA, tenI mane pratyakSa jANakArI che. temAMya pAMcamI AvRttinuM vadhu moTuM kAma temane ghaNuMkharuM rAtanA ja pAra pADavuM paDayuM, eTale temane AMkhonI mamatA vegaLI ja mUkavI paDI hatI. G paraMtu hastaprata taiyAra thaye joDaNIkoza' jevA kozanA saMpAdakanI javAbadArI pUrI thatI nathI - chApakAmamAMthI paNa te badhu pasAra karI ApavuM rahyuM. ane e kAmamAM - mAre du:kha sAthe noMdhavuM paDe che ke - temane gUjarAta vidyApIThanA sattAvALAo pAsethI lagabhaga nahivat - tathA viparIta kahevAya tevA ja -- sahakAra maLyA. hastapratane bIbAM geAThavelI gelI sAthe kALajIthI sarakhAvavAnuM bahu jarUrI hoya che. paraMtu te kAma mATe gUjarAta vidyApIThe 4 mANasa melyo. eka mANasa be kAgaLA sAme rAkhI zI rIte temAMnuM lakhANa sarakhAvI zake? - ane e hastaprata TAIpa karelI hatI ja nahi - chApelI pratamAM ja AsapAsa sAliyAM tANI karelA mabalaka sudhArAvadhArA ane navA umerAvALI ja e prata hatI. khera. " chevaTe jayAre kAza chapAIne pUro thayA, ane tenI kiMmata nakkI karavAnI thaI, tyAre zrI. maganabhAI potAnA 15-8-68nA mahAmAtrane lakhelA patramAM jaNAve che tema, "mahenatANuM keTaluM kema gaNavuM ne kathanI kiMmata pADavI te aMge mArI salAha levAne bhAI zAMtilAlane (zrI. rAmalAla parIkhanI gerahAjarImAM zAMtilAla gAMdhI tyAre mahAmAtra tarIkenA kAma upara hatA - gAva) kulanAyakazrIe (eTale ke, zrI. ThAkorabhAI desAI, je gUjarAta vidyApIThanA kulanAyaka hatA ane sAthe ja navajIvana presanA vyavasthApaka paNa hatA. - geA) kahyuM. te mujaba kiMmatanA rUpiye AnAnA daranI mahenatANAnA rU. 31,250 gaNI kADhI, te rakama presa-bilanI aMdAjI 2kama 1,81,759,00mAM umerI vepArI kamizana vagerenA kharca peTe te rakamane

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eka jhalaka to bevaDI karatAM 17 rUpiyA eka nakalanI kiMmata paDe. ema gaNatarI thaI. zrI. rAmalAla parIkhe pAchA AvyA bAda eka nakalanA rU. 20 TharAvI zarUAtanAM pAna chApavA oNrDara ApyA. Ama mahenatANAnI rakama kozanI paDatara kiMmatamAM umerI laIne kAzanI vecANakiMmata nakkI karavAmAM AvI hovA chatAM, jyAre e rakama cUkavavAnI AvI, tyAre zrI, rAmalAla parIkhe vicitra javAbe vALavA mAMDayA. pahelAM to ema ja kahyuM ke, A kAma tame vyavasAyI dhAraNe mahenatANAnI apekSAe svIkAryuM che, evuM karyAM che? tame A kAma mAnadabhAve svIkAryuM che, 'evI samajathI e kAma Apane soMpavAmAM AveluM.' (temanA patra tA. 9-10-'68) zrI. maganabhAIe, javAbamAM (tA. 22-11-'68) jaNAvyuM ke, *tame kAMIka evuM samajatA lAge che ke, (huM) sevaka hatA tyAranuM mAre mAthe bAkI kAma A hatuM, te! te paNa tamArI vAta khoTI che.... mAre mAthe jUnethI cAlu hoya teA te kevaLa (vidyApIThanI joDaNI jevuM anubhavInuM kAma koI navA bina-anubhavIne hAthe caDatAM vaNase nahi te levAnI) naitika mArI bhAvanAthI ja, jethI karIne rAjInAmuM ApatAM haiM, te kaheA tA, karavAnuM kaheluM. (ane navI AvRtti taiyAra karavAnuM kAma kAryavAhaka samitie mane sAMpavAnA TharAva karyo,) te TharAvamAM paNa tame "mAnada" ke evuM karyAM kazuM ja lakhyuM che? kemake, prakAzana peTe mahenatANAnuM kharca caDAvavAnA sAmAnya niyama ja vidyApIThanA che ane te kAryAlaya karI le che... prakAzana-kharcanA hisAbamAM paNa te udhAra paDAya ja che....' zrI. maganabhAIe sadarahu patramAM ja zarUAtamAM jaNAvyuM hatuM ke, * kiMmata nakkI karavAmAM presa-bila uparAMta mahenatANuM mukhya bAbata che. uparAMta raoNyalTI, bukaselara kamizana i. temAMnI mahenatANAnI bAbata jo kAryavAhaka samiti (TharAva kare tenA) para bAkI rahe evuM tame mAnatA ho, te tame te mATe thobhyA nathI; ane je (e AvRtti saMpAdana karavAnuM e kAma) mAruM mAnada kAma haze (evuM tame) mAnatA hatA, te te AdhAre tamAre rU. 20 nahIM, paNa rU. 15-16 jeTalI ja kiMmata mUkavI paDe. tame je kiMmata mUkI te tA. zrI. zAMtilAla gAMdhIe je yogya gaNAya ema samajI lIdhI, te rU. 20 mUkI che. A badhuM vicAratAM tame je badhI vAto lakhA cheA, tethI du:kha thAya www. "3 che.

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eka dukhada hakIkata uparanA utArAmAM je "badhI vAte zrI. rAmalAla parIkhe lakhI hevAno ullekha che, te emaNe emanA 29-7-'18nA patramAM lakhI hatI te badhI bAbata che, jemake, "pAMcamI AvRttinA saMpAdanakArya badala mahenatANAnI ApanI mAMgaNInuM dhAraNa ane rakama nakkI karavAnuM kAma kAryavAhaka samitie te vakhatanA khajAnacI zrI. khaMDubhAI desAIne sopeluM. temaNe A kAma mATe Apane rU. 12000) aMke rUpiyA bAra hajAranuM uccaka mahenatANuM samagra kAma mATe ApavAnuM TharAvyuM che..A kArya aMge have pachI vidyApIThe Apane kazuM ApavAnuM rahetuM nathI." i. zrI. maganabhAIe zrI. rAmalAla parIkhe vAparelA "mAgaNI' zabdathI chaMcheDAI, 18-8-'18nA patramAM jaNAvyuM ke, "meM mahenatANAnI mAgaNI nahIM, paNa upara kahyuM tema tame TharAvelI rakama mane cUkate ApavAnI ugharANI" je kahe che te meM karI che, ane karuM chuM kharo." uparAMta kAryavAhaka samitie khaMDubhAI desAIne e kAma soMpyAnI ane temaNe 12000)nI rakama uracaka mahenatANA peTe ApavAnuM TharAvavAnI zrI. rAmalAla parIkhe jaNAvelI vAtane ullekha karIne temaNe jaNAvyuM ke, "mane ApavAnI bAkI rakama tamAre cUkate karavI rahe che. tame je nirNaya karyo ke kAryavAhaka samitie karyo, te kazAnI, mane khabara nathI tathA mane te baMdhanakartA paNa nathI. zrI. khaMDubhAIe koI kazI evI vAta mane karI nathI. * zrI. khaMDubhAIe mane mahenatANuM nakkI karavA aMge kAMI ja kahyuM nathI. ane te viSe vidyApIThano TharAva ke kazuM tame mane nathI jaNAvyuM. ane nathI koIe te viSe mArI joDe carcA-vicAraNA karI. e je kAMI badhuM tame varNave che, te tame bArobAra kareluM ekataraphI che, ane temAM je badhuM tame kaho cho, tene vigate javAba ke carcA mAre karavAnI che nahi. kulanAyakanI AjJAthI thayelI vAtane tame DhALIne je rIte varNave che, te badhuM bhAre duHkhada che, e pharIthI kahuM chuM." kaoNpIrAITa vagere bAbatonA zrI. rAmalAla parIkhe karelA ullekhanA javAbamAM zrI. maganabhAI (22-11-68nA patramAM) jaNAve che, "tamArA 5trAne aMte tame "kopIrAITane ullekha kare che. eka vAta tyAre tamane kahyuM ke, mArA koI lakhANane "kaoNpIrAITa' meM koIne Apyo nathI; vidyApIThanA sevaka tarIke koI vakhANamAMthI mahenatANuM maLe, te te vidyApIThane jamA ApavuM joIe, e ja eka niyama meM tenA sevaka tarIke jAgyo che.

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eka jhalaka tethI mArAM pustakonA prakAzana peTe, mahenatANuM kharcamAM pADIne vidyApITha jamA letuM. kozanI A AvRtti vakhate huM sevaka na heI, mahenatANuM mane ApavAnuM thAya che. tene kiMmatamAM majare levuM ane ApavAnI nA kahevI, e kevuM kahevAya?... mArI kaI copaDIone kaoNpIrAITa meM Apyo nathI, chapAyelI AvRtti pUrata ja te heya. eTale mArI kaI copaDI tame pharI mArI lekhita paravAnagI vinA na chApatA tathA kezanI A AvRttinA hakanI lITI, meM sUcavelI rIte mahenatANuM mane Apazo e AdhAre, meM tamane mUkavA jaNAveluM. temAM tame bIjI vAta karo, te pachI raoNyalTI tamAre (mane) ApavI rahI." zrI. maganabhAIe bhAre duHkha sAthe A badhA kAgaLe ucita kAravAI karavA mATe temanA eDavokeTa mitra zrI ghanazyAmabhAI ojhA (ema. pI.)ne ApelA. adAlatI kAravAI vinA ja badhuM samajAvaTathI patAvavAno prayatna karavAnuM ne kahetA hatA, evuM zrI. maganabhAIe chevaTanA jaNAvyuM hatuM. zrI. maganabhAI jyAre ApaNI vacce nathI, tyAre A badhI du:khada ghaTanAo je emane dehAMta sudhI pajavI rahI hatI, te aMge kaMI gerasamaja bhaviSyamAM UbhI na thAya e hetuthI A chevaTanA aMkamAM "satyAgraha'nA vAcakavarga samA meM mUkI che. zrI. maganabhAIe karelI kALI mahenatanA e paisA cUkavAya, e jevAnI zrI. maganabhAInA vAcakamitronI tema ja bIjA paNa sau lAgatA-vaLagatAonI pharaja che, ema huM mAnuM chuM. chevaTe A badhuM paramAtmAnA ane janatA janArdananA hAthamAM seMpI huM viramuM chuM. 'satyAgraha' tA. 8-2-1969 bApALadAsa jIvAbhAI paTela

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prakAzakIya nivedana * satyAgraha' patra zrI. maganabhAI desAInI mAlakInuM hatuM. te mAraphate te gujarAtanA vAcakavarganI, pAtAnI rIte, sevA bajAvatA hatA. pahelethI naphAnuM dhAraNa rAkhyuM ja na hovAthI temAM jAherakhabaro levAtI nahi. kahevAnI jarUra nathI ke, dara varSe tenA prakAzanamAM khATa ja rahI che. paraMtu jema jema temane gujarAtI vAcaka-varganA saMbaMdha vadhato gayo, tathA gujarAtanI ane te mAraphata dezanI upayegI sevA pAte bajAvI zakaze ema temane lAgavA mAMDayuM, tema tema temaneA utsAha vadhato gayo ane kevaLa Arthika muzkelIne prAdhAnya ApavAne badale, gAMdhIjInI vicAra-saraNi sau samakSa dharatA rahevAnuM peAtAnuM kartavya, peAtAnuM RNa samajI, temaNe adA karyA karyuM. . gAMdhIjIe sthApelI be saMsthAo, gUjarAta vidyApITha ane navajIvana, -- temanA dharma kahevAya ke, te gAMdhI-vicArasaraNanA pracAra cAlu rAkhe. paNa te saMsthAoe eka yA bIje kAraNe ' harijana ' patrA tathA 'navajIvana' mAsika vagere baMdha karyAM. tethI prUpharIDiMga, eDiTiMga vagere kAmeA dvArA maLatI ke maLI zake tevI bIjI badhI Avako A kAryamAM nAkhavAnA nizcaya sAthe zrI. maganabhAIe 'satyAgraha'nuM prakAzana cAlu rAkhyuM. . tA. 1-2-69nA roja thayelA temanA avasAna bAda e patranuM prakAzana baMdha karavAnI du:khabharI javAbadArI mAre zira Ave che. temaNe je dhagazathI, jAgRtithI ane javAbadArIthI e patranuM prakAzana-kArya bajAvyuM che, te gujarAtanA patrakAritvanA itihAsamAM jhaTa bhulAze nahi. *janmajAta patrakAra gAMdhIjI' (aMka 19-20, tA. 28-12-'68 tathA 4-1-'69) tathA patrakAra tarIke gAMdhIjI' (aMka 24, tA. 1-2-'69) e lekhAmAM tAjetaramAM rajU thayela AdarzathI ja temaNe potAnuM te kAma bajAvyuM che. grAhakavarge chevaTa sudhI zrI, maganabhAIne temanA A kAryamAM peAtAnA rasa dAkhavI pUratA sAtha ApyuM che. ane zrI, maganabhAI peAtAnA vAcakonA e sAthanI keTalI kadara karatA, tene huM sAkSI chuM. ane sAmethI teozrIe paNa peAtAnI zaktinuM TIpeTIpuM e kAmamAM reDayuM che. " 93

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eka jhalaka satyAgraha'nuM prakAzana Ama adhavaca baMdha paDatAM, vAcakavargane eka mATI khoTa paDayA jevuM lAgaze. teo potAne janArI Arthika khoTane e khATa AgaLa tuccha ja gaNaze. chatAM, zrI. maganabhAI pote grAhakavarganA paisA kaI rIte DUbe e kadI na icche, evI khAtarI hovAthI ja, evI vyavasthA vicArI che ke, pAMca rUpiyA ane tethI uparanI rakama jenI bAkI rahetI haze, teone zrI. maganabhAInA "buddhiyoga' pustakane bIjo bhAga (0i rU. pa.00) - je have chapAI taiyAra thaI javA Avyo che - te pustaka, tathA "satyAgraha'nI vicArakalikAone AgaLano bhAga je "vicAramaNimALA' (kiM0 rU. 2.00) nAme tAjetaramAM prakAzita thavAno che, te (prakAzaka pAsethI maLatAM ja) grAhakone mokalI ApavAmAM Avaze. rajisTarathI te badhuM makavavAnuM kharca bahu vadhI jAya tema hovAthI, te pustako sAdA bakAsTathI (sarTiphikeTa oNpha pisTiga sAthe) ravAnA karavAmAM Avaze. e TapAlakha grAhakone veThavAnuM nahi heya. paraMtu rajisTarDa pAsTathI e pustako meLavavA icchatA haze, teoe 70 paisAnI TapAlanI TikiTa pahelethI mokalI ApavI raheze. e baMne pustako navAM hoI, koInI pAse hovA saMbhava nathI. te uparAMta vadhatI rakamanAM ke tethI ochI kiMmatanAM pustaka zrI. maganabhAInAM prakAzita thayelAM bIjAM pustakomAMthI pasaMda karavAmAM Avaze. pustako ravAnA karavAnuM kAma prakAzaka saMsthA taraphathI nakale hAthamAM AvatAM ekAda pakhavADiyAmAM patAvI devAmAM Avaze. zrI. maganabhAIe lakhavA zarU karela zrImad rAjacaMdranuM jIvanacaritra 33 prakaraNa sudhI chapAIne aTakeluM che. jIvanacaritra lakhavAnI javAbadArInA pUrepUrA bhAna sAthe pUrI niSThAthI AraMbhAyeluM e jIvanacaritra have adhUruM ja prasiddha karAze. te ja pramANe baMgALanA mAjI mukhya pradhAna zrI. praphulacaMdra ghoSe lakheluM gAMdhIjInuM jIvanacaritrA paNa temanI sucanAthI zrI. maganabhAIe gujarAtImAM prasiddha karavAnuM mAthe lIdheluM. chellA prakaraNanI adhavaca sudhIne bhAga chapAI gayo che ane te temaNe barAbara tapAsI Ape che. bAkIne bhAga have cha.pI laI, te pustaka paNa jaladI prakAzita karavAmAM Avaze. zrI. maganabhAInA "nivApAMjali" ane "vivekAMjali" e be agatyanA saMgrahonI pUrti temanAM e jAtanAM navAM lakhANathI karI levI jarUrI che. tathA temaNe "japajI' ane "sukhamanI" e be suprasiddha zIkha dharma-pustakanAM pote karelAM padya bhASAMtarone bIjI AvRtti veLA gadya anvaya rUpe mULa pATha sAthe prakAzita karavA vicArelAM. temAMthI "japajInI

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prakAzakIya nivedana hastaprata to taiyAra paNa thayelI che; te jaladI prakAzita karavAmAM Avaze. te badhAM pustako zrI. maganabhAI desAI sanmAna TrasTa taraphathI parivAra prakAzana sahakArI maMdira li0, amadAvAda-13, mAraphate prakAzita thaze. je vAcakone rasa hoya teo te pustako, e prakAzana saMsthAne pUchaparacha karIne meLavI zakaze. zrI. maganabhAInAM lakhANomAMthI keTalAka saMgraha paNa taiyAra karavAno tathA temanuM saMsmaraNAtmaka jIvanacaritra paNa juduM chapAvavAno vicAra che. e badhAM pustakonI mAhitI vAcakavarge parivAra prakAzana saMsthA mAraphate ja meLavavI paDaze. "satyAgraha' kAryAlaya have sameTI levAmAM Avaze. e badhAM prakAzana mAraphate vAcakavarga zrI. maganabhAIne saMparka haju lAMbo vakhata cAlu rAkhI zakaze. akSaradehe te te ApaNI vaccethI kadI dUra thavAnA nathI. 'satyAgraha" tA. 8-2-1969mAMthI] gepALadAsa jIvAbhAI paTela mAtRhatena bhojanam - mAtRmukhena zikSaNam carcA cAle che ke zikSaNanuM mAdhyama zuM che? zikSaNa mAtRbhASA dvArA apAya ke aMgrejI mAdhyama dvArA paraMtu mane te A savAla ja vicitra lAge che. AmAM vaLI pUchavAnuM zuM che? AmAM be mata hoya ja kevI rIte, te mArI samajamAM nathI AvatuM. gadheDAnA baccAne pUchavAmAM Ave ke tane gadheDAnI bhASAmAM jJAna ApavuM joIe ke siMhanI bhASAmAM, te e zuM kaheze? e kaheze ke siMhanI bhASA game teTalI sArI hoya, mane to gadheDAnI bhASA ja samajAze, siMhanI nahIM. e te dIvA jevuM spaSTa che ke manuSyanuM hRdaya grahaNa karI zake evI bhASA mAtRbhASA ja che, ane tenA dvArA ja zikSaNa apAya. AmAM zaMkAne koI sthAna nathI. huM te tyAM sudhI kahIza ke nAnAM bALakone zikSaNa emanI pitAnI mAtRbhASAmAM ApavAne badale pArakI bhASAmAM Apazo, te e bALake nirvIrya banaze, nirbodha banaze, emanI grahaNazakti buThThI banatI jaze. tamAre prayoga karI jo hoya, te IMglenDamAM karI ja! tyAMnAM bALakone badhu zikSaNa hiMdImAM ke kannaDamAM ke marAThImAM ApIne juo! emanuM zarIra, prANa jIrNa-zIrNa thaI jaze.

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eka jhalaka kuNe sAMdipaninA AzramamAM rahIne vidyA prApta karI. pachI ghare pAchA pharavA lAgyA, tyAre gurue kahyuM, vara mAgo! kRSare kahyuM, "mAtuhatena bhojanama' eTale ke maratAM sudhI mane mAtAnA hAthanuM bhejana maLe. huM vicAra karuM chuM ke te bALakonI zI vale thatI haze, jemane kayAreya mAnA hAthanuM bhojana khAvAnuM bhAgya sAMpaDatuM nathI ! kayAMka hoTalamAM khAya che ke kyAMka bhojanAlayamAM. mAnA bhojanamAM kevaLa roTalI ja nathI hotI, prema paNa hoya che. eTalA vAte ja kare "mAtRhatena bhojanama' eve vara mAMgyo. evI ja rIte huM evuM mAgyuM ke, "mAtumubena zikSaNam' eTale ke mAtAne mukhethI zikSaNa maLe. ane e ja vAta mAtRbhASAne paNa lAgu paDe che. bALakane mAtRbhASAmAM ja zikSaNa maLavuM joIe. zikSaNanuM mAdhyama te mAtRbhASAmAM ja hoya. mAtRbhASA dvArA ja pahelethI chevaTa sudhI badhu zikSaNa ApavuM joIe. zikSaNa mATe aMgrejI mAdhyamanI vAta karavI, e se TakA mUrkhAmI che. bIjI carcA cAle che, aMgrejI kyArathI zIkhavavuM te vize mAruM mAnavuM e che ke pahelA sAta varasane je anivArya zikSaNane gALe samasta prajA mATe mAnavAmAM Avyo che, temAM aMgrejIne sthAna ApavuM e zikSaNanI dRSTie tathA lokamAnasanA vikAsanI daSTie moTI bhUla thaze. tenAthI aMgrejI bhASAjJAnane vizeSa lAbha nahIM thAya, UlaTAnI mAtRbhASA tathA bIjA viSanA adhyayanane hAni pahoMcaze. jene eka vAra mAtRbhASAnuM uttama zAna prApta thAya che, te pAchaLathI anya bhASA thoDA vakhatamAM sArI rIte zIkhI zake che. aneka prayoga karIne meM A joI lIdhuM che. nAnI uMmarathI aMgrejI zIkhavIzuM, te bALaka aMgrejI sAruM zIkhaze, e taddana kheTa khyAla che. jyAM samAjamAM AbohavA aMgrejInI hoya, tyAM nAnapaNathI aMgrejI zIkhavI zakAya. paraMtu jayAM sudhI vyAkaraNa mAraphata bhASA zIkhavavAnI praNAlI che, tyAM sudhI mAtRbhASAnA vyAkaraNa ane sAhityanI sArI jANakArI thayA vinA bIjI bhASAe saraLatAthI pakaDI zakAtI nathI. mAtRbhASAnuM vyAkaraNa ne sAhitya na jANanAre bIjI bhASAnuM vyAkaraNa ne sAhitya kaI rIte zIkhaze? mATe zikSaNanAM pahelAM sAta varasa aMgrejI na joIe. A daramyAna te mAtRbhASAnuM ja ziyANa pAyAmAMthI pAkuM thavuM joIe. vaLI, AmAM samasta samAjanI daSTie paNa vicAra thavo joIe. ApaNe e bhUlavuM na joIe ke moTA bhAganAM bALake te sAta varasanuM

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mAhartana janama-mahamukhe zikSaNama ja zikSaNa letA hoya che. teo sAta varasathI AgaLa vadhatAM ja nathI. ATaluM zikSaNa laIne teo khetImAM jaze ke bIjA-trIja nokarI-dhaMdhAmAM jaze. emane aMgrejIne ze upayoga? te emanA upara nizALamAM aMgrejI zuM kAma lAdavuM? DAMka varasamAM emane aMgrejI te AvaDavAnuM che nahI, paNa emanA bIjA viSayanA adhyayanamAM AnAthI dhakko pahoMcaze. eTale emane A nAhakanA bejamAMthI mukta rAkhavA joIe. Ama, pahelA sAta varasanA zikSaNamAM aMgrejInuM sthAna na hovuM ghaTe. A uparAMta, ghaNI vAra ema paNa kahevAmAM Ave che ke aMgrejI vinA dezano vahIvaTa zI rIte cAlaze? athavA te aMgrejI nahIM jANatA hoIe, to vahIvaTamAM ApaNe pAchA pI jaIzuM. A vAta paNa ekadama navAI pamADe tevI che. ane AvI mAnatA kAyama rahe che temAM bhAre moTe khataro che. keTalAkane ema ja che ke rAjyakArabhAra calAvavA mATe ApaNI bhASAe samartha nathI. A eka bhrama che. hA, keI ema kahe ke Adhunika vijJAnane pragaTa karavA mATe pazcimanI bhASAnA zabdo levA paDaze, te te samajAya, kema ke e viSaya ApaNA mATe nave che. paraMtu tamAre potAne rAjayakArabhAra calAvavA mATe tamArI bhASA je samartha nathI to amane 'bhArata choDo' zuM kAma karyuM? zuM kArabhAra calAvavA mATe ApaNI bhASAmAM zabdo nathI? lekene sArI rIte ana-vasa maLe, utpAdana vadhe, lokonA jhaghaDA ochA thAya, saphAI-svacchatA rahe khetInI unnati thAya - zuM A badhI vAta mAtra aMgrejImAM ja lakhI zakAya tevI che? zuM A badhuM ApaNI bhASAmAM na lakhAya ane na samajAya? A jAtanI dalIla karavI e te parataMtra buddhi vANa che. vahIvaTamAM aMgrejIne agAu je sthAna hatuM, te Aje haragija na hoI zake. vaLI, eka bIjI vAta tarapha paNa ApaNuM dhyAna javuM joIe. ApaNe kArabhAra ApaNI bhASAmAM calAvavAne badale aMgrejImAM calAvavAthI ApaNe bhAre anartha karI rahyA chIe ane jokhama paNa vaherI rahyA chIe. te kevI rIte, e samajIe. jAo, ApaNe kArabhAra aMgrejImAM cAlavAthI pariNAma zuM Ave che? ApaNe kArabhAra kaI rIte cAle che, te amerikA ane iMglaeNnDa ghara beThAM e0-7

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9 eka jhalaka jANI zake che, paNa ApaNA ja dezanA kheDUta te jANI zakatA nathI, AnAthI moTA anartha bIjo kayo hoI zake? AnAthI be vAta thAya che. ApaNA dezanA kArabhAra bIjA sAme khullA karI devAmAM narI mUrkhatA che, e vAta rAjakAraNamAM paDelA te kabUla karaze ja. rAjanItimAM rAjyanAM rahasyA gupta rAkhavAnI koziza hoya che, evI pratijJA paNa levAya che. rAjakAraNIone gopanIyatAnI jarUra jaNAya che. e dRSTie jotAM aMgrejImAM badhA kArabhAra calAvavA eTale gopanIyatA DhIlI karavA barAbara che. ane peAtAnI ja prajAne tenAthI ajANa rAkhavI temAM te moTI bhUla che ja. eTale vahIvaTamAM aMgrejI na rahe ane vahIvaTa badhA loko jANatA hoya e bhASAmAM ja cAle, evA ApaNA prayatna rahevA joIe. te Aje aMgrejIne je anucita sthAna maLI gayuM che, te dUra thaze. 'bhUmiputra'mAMthI ] vineAkhA bhAve dugdha-vidagdha-vAGamaya sRSTi ane mAnava vacce paDadA nathI. mAnava sRSTimAMthI sIdhesAdhA bAdha grahaNa karI zake che ane Aja lagI te ema karatA AvyA che. A ja bAdha vANImAM utarIne vADamaya ane sarasvatInI kRpA pAmIne sArasvara bane che. sarasvatInI khAsa kRpA pAmelA mahApuruSo bIjAnA lAbhArthe graMtharUpe AvA sArasvatanA saMcaya kare che. Ave! saMcaya mAnavInI amUlya nidhi che. - peAtAnA anubhavone lAbha mANasa peAtAnA baMdhuone Ape e te dayAnuM ja eka kArya che paraMtu enI paNa maryAdA che. eya phalANA, tuM amuka kara ne tamuka nA kara - AvA sIdhA - saceATa upadeza paNa eka prakAranA humalA ja che. AnuM AkramaNa paNa sahana thaI zake, e mIThuM paNa lAgI zake, jo e mAtApitA ke guru dvArA thayuM hoya! A traNeya prakAranA saMbaMdha dvArA bodhapATha ApI zake tevAM hitecchuka dharmazAstra A prakAranA pratyakSa, sIdhA ane nizcita, AjJAkArI upadeza ApatAM rahe che. paraMtu bIjA leAkAne kAMI AvA adhikAra maLI jatA nathI, ane eTale ja vADamayanI mImAMsA karanArA sAhityakAro upadezonA khaDakalA karI nArA sAhi yane gauNa samaje che, pachI bhale ne e bAdhaupadeza game teTalA suyeAgya hoya sAhityakAro sUcaka sAhityane ja prathama sthAna Ape che.

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davida-vAramaya sAhityakAronI A dRSTi eka ahiMsaka sUkSma dRSTi che, evuM huM mAnuM chuM. jevI rIte sIdhesIdhA, pratyakSa, bodhapAThathI bIjA para AkramaNa thAya che ane eTale ja emAM eka prakAranI hiMsA ja thAya che, e ja rIte sUcaka bedha paNa atyaMta gUDha bhASAmAM utare te e mANasanA magajanuM dahIM karI mUke ane e rIte emAM bIjA prakAranI hiMsA thavAno saMbhava rahe. eTale ahiMsAmAM ramamANa thayelA sarasvatI putronI lekhana zailI kazuMka sUcavI bhale jAya, AMgaLI cIMdhADI de paNa lagIre khUMce nahIM e zata vacce UbhelI hoya che. Ama uparokta baMne maryAdAone sAcavI laIne vADamaya avatare che e che - vidagdha sAhitya. jJAnadevanA zabdomAM kahevuM hoya to jevI rIte pANI eka bAju AMkhanI kIkIne paNa IjA nathI pahoMcADatuM ane bIjI tarapha khaDakone paNa toDI pADe che, evuM ja yathArtha ane mRdu, mita ane rasALa che vidagdha-vADamayanuM vizuddha svarUpa jamAne te eraNe caDhAvaze ja Aje kAvya, nATaka, upanyAsa, laghukathA jevA prakArano samAveza vidagdha-vADamayamAM karAya che. paraMtu amuka AkArano AMcaLo oDhI levA mAtrathI kAMI vidagdha sAhitya na thaI jAya. lekhanazailInA A prakAra sIdhesIdhe kaze bodhapATha ApatA nathI ane ahiMsaka-sucana-paddhatine anukuLa che, eTale vidagdha sAhityamAM ene samAveza thaI zake khare. paraMtu e svarUpa kAvya, nATaka che eTalA ja kAraNasara e sAhitya vidagdha haze tema na kahevAya. kAvya, nATaka, kathA vagerenuM Aje keTaluMya sAhitya evuM darzAvI zakAya, jemane samAveza karavo ja paDe te dagdha-vADamayamAM ja karavo paDe. dagdha zuM ane vidagdha zuM enI kasoTI bIjuM kaI kare ke na kare, jamAne to karavAnuM ja che. dAkhalA tarIke rAmAyaNa ane mahAbhArata! vidagdha vADamayanAM A be uttama udAharaNa che, je jamAnAnI kasoTI para kasAI cUkyAM che. AthI viruddha, kathAzailImAM lakhAyelI keTalIya purANakathAo Aje dagdha thaI cUkI che. kAvya ke kathAne prakAra lokone game e vAtano lAbha uThAvIne DhagalAbaMdha cepaDA bahAra paDe che, e tamAma dagdha sAhitya che, Aja nahIM to kAle, e khAkha thaI javAnuM che. paNa pite saLagIne khAkha thAya te pahelAM anekonAM hRdayane paNa saLagAvatuM jAya che, A du:khanI bAbata che.

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eka jhalaka sAcuM hitakArI chatAMya mIThuM nAnAM bALakone paNa vArtA game che, enuM zuM kAraNa che? nAnA bALakane mAnI vANI vahAlI lAge che, enuM paNa zuM kAraNa che? beunAM kAraNa eka ja che, premapUrvaka IzAro karI de - A ja che kAraNa. gItAe kahyuM ja che - "anugakara vAkayaM satya priya hina ca thatu' koIne uga na pahoMcADanArI sAcI, priya ane hitakArI vANI bolavI. paraMtu mA te sIdhesIdhe upadeza paNa karI zake che ane e paNa bALakane game che. bIjAne sIdho bedha to nathI ja gamate, balake ADakataruM sucana paNa hamezAM game ja, evuM nathI hotuM. yaMga, kaTAkSa ke vakatAmAM karAyelAM sUcano sIdhA AkramaNa karatAM paNa vadhAre apriya thaI paDe che. kahevAne sAra e ke, sUcana paNa vidagdha ja haze evuM nahIM, ane sIdhesIdho baMdha paNa premAdhikArapUrvaka apAyo hoya to vidagdha hoI zake, tevuM bane. eTale ja gItAne pratyakSa upadeza paNa vidagdha vADamaya banI jAya che, eTaluM ja nahIM vidagdha vADamayane Adarza siddha thaI jaI zake che. manAvI-paTAvI rijhavI laIne hitopadeza karavAnA jeTalA prakAra che, e badhuM vidagdha vADa maya che, pachI e pratyakSa upadezarUpe hoya ke parokSa sucanarUpe ke vivecana athavA to kathArUpe paNa kema na hoya! traNa uttama udAharaNa jJAnadeve Adarza vidagdha vADamayanuM eka bAhya lakSaNa batAvyuM che - AkAre nAnakaDuM paNa pariNAme mahAna - gItAvacanamAM paNa "mita' zabda che. amArI mAe nAnapaNamAM eka sutra gAMThe bAMdhI ApeluM -"DAkamAM magA.' mane eka bhAIe mane gamatAM traNa sarvottama pustako pUchayAM, tyAre meM kahyuM -bhagavadagItA, IsapanI nItikathA tathA yukiliDanI bhUmiti, sAMbhaLanAra mATe A javAba sAva ja aNadhAryo hato. paraMtu A traNeyane huM vidagdha vADamayanAM uttama udAharaNa gaNuM chuM. gItAne bacAva te meM agAu karyo ja che. IsapanI kathAone bacAvanI jarUra nathI. yukiliDanuM rekhAgaNita kevI rIte vidadha vADamaya bane che, e samajAvavuM paDe. yukilaDa sIdhe upadeza nathI karato. thoDAkamAM prameya samajAvI pachI A khasI jAya che. A badhA vidagdha lakSaNa che. bhUmiputra'mAMthI] vinobA bhAve

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"zuM-zAM cAra, te "yasa maeNDama sADA traNa! 1955nA jUna mAsathI gujarAtamAM ucca zikSaNanuM mAdhyama gujarAtI thayuM. e vAtane Aje cAlIza varSa thayAM. vijJAna, gaNita, tarkazAstra, tattvajJAna, mane vijJAna, arthazAstra, samAjazAsa jevA aneka viSayomAM gujarAtI vAparavAne nirNaya thaze. lalita sAhitya uparAMta keTalA badhA navA viSayomAM sAhitya utpanna karavAnI taka UbhI thaI! gujarAtI sAhitya pariSade A bAbatamAM khAsa pagalAM lIdhAM hoya tevuM jaNamAM nathI. hA, amadAvAda khAtenA eka adhivezanamAM vikrama sArAbhAInA pramukhapade vijJAna vibhAga jaya he tevuM yAda che. vijJAnakSetramAM gujarAtImAM sAhitya utpanna karavAnI A takane sAhitya pariSade jarAye lAbha na uThAvyo. kalakattAmAM bharAyelI eka AMtararASTrIya zikSaNa pariSadamAM. brAyana vilsane eka vAta karelI. 16mI sadI sudhI iMglenDamAM saghaLuM zikSaNa leTinamAM thatuM. 16mI sadInA ane "bhAgamAM' kaIke sUcavyuM ke zALAnAM pustaka leTinane badale aMgrejImAM lakhAvAM joIe. tyAM te zikSita samAjamAM he he thaI gaI. aMgrejI bhASA te eTalI vikasita nathI, leTina vagara ziSTa vize kevI rIte zIkhavAya! A vAta kahIne vizvane umeryuM, "The argument sounds tamiliar, isn't it?" It... : gujarAtamAM aMgrejI bhASAnA zikSaNa ane gujarAtI bhASAnA zikSaNa vacce gADha saMbaMdha che. aMgrejImAM zikSaNanI vAta te atyAre e carcAno muddo che mATe lakhI che. kharuM jotAM bALakanA samagra zALeya zikSaNane mAtRbhASAnA zikSaNa sAthe gADha saMbaMdha che. A aMge laMDananI zALAomAM eka prayoga thayo hato. - laMDananI kAunTI kausilanI zALAomAM bhaNatA vidyArthIomAM 16 TakA jeTalA vidyArthIonI mAtRbhASA aMgrejI nathI, paNa baMgALI, gujarAtI, pAbI, urdU ke AphrikAnI koI bhASA che. have sarakAranI nIti to spaSTa che ke A bALakoe samAjanA mukhya pravAhamAM bhaLI javuM joIe. tethI zALAmAM zikSaNanI bhASA te aMgrejI ja raheze. paNa kausilanA zikSaNazAstrIene thayuM ke A paristhitinI bALakanA zikSaNa upara zI asara thAya che

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epha eka 102 te cakAsavuM jeIe, eTale emaNe eka prayoga karyo. aMgrejI, baMgALI, gujarAtI, paMjAbI, urdU tathA Aphrikana bhASAmAMnI dareka bhASAdITha, te bhASA jemanI mAtRbhASA hoya tevA pacAsa-pacAsa vidyArthInAM jUtha dIdhA. A vidyArthIone eka praznapatra temanI mAtRbhASAne ApyA ane eka bIjA viSaya tarIke eka praznapatra gaNitanA Apyo. gaNitanA pepara tA badhAne sarakhA ane aMgrejImAM. mAtRbhASAnA pepara darekane temanI mAtRbhASA pramANe paNa ekaMdare sarakhA dheAraNane. parIkSA pUrI thaye pariNAma cakAsatAM jaNAyuM ke vidyArthInI mAtRbhASA game te hoya vidyArthIe mAtRbhASAmAM meLavelA mArka vacce sIdhA saMbaMdha che - je vidyArthInA mAtRbhASAmAM vadhAre guNa tenA gaNitamAM vadhAre guNa, bhale ne te mAtRbhASA zALAmAM zIkhavAtI na hAya! alabatta, pachI laMDananI kausile tA zALAnA samaya bAda bALakone temanI mAtRbhASA zIkhavavAnI vyavasthA karI. A prayoga eka bahu upayogI tAraNa tarapha AMgaLI cIMdhe che. mAtRbhASAnuM sAruM zikSaNa e koI paNa viSayanA sArA zikSaNa mATenI pUrvazarata che. ApaNI zALAomAM gujarAtInuM zikSaNa suddaDha thaze tema tema anya viSayAnuM - gaNita, vijJAna, samAjavidyA ane anya bhASAnuM zikSaNa suDha thaze. - dezI bhASAonA ghaNA uttama kavi ane sAhityakAro aMgrejInA prAdhyApako rahyA che, kAraNa ke anya bhASAzikSaNanI pUrvazarata teo saraLatAthI aMteSe che. mAruM prAthamika zALAnuM gujarAtI zikSaNa sAruM thayuM hota to mArI vicAra karavAnI naisagika (bALapaNathI cAlI AvatI) rIta yogya rIte vikase che. ane pachI navA viSayA, navI bhASA zIkhavAnuM mane vadhu saraLa thAya che. Ama, mane to hamezAM lAgyuM che ke ApaNI zALAonuM gujarAtI zikSaNa dA'De dA'De kathaLatuM jAya che, ane chatAM ApaNe badhA aMgrejI barAbara zIkhavAtu nathI tenI ciMtA karyA karIe temAM thoDo' kArya-kAraNa'nA bheda bhUlI javAya che. je prajAmAM zuM zAM paisA cAra 'nI bhAvanA potAnI bhASA mATe vyApaka che, te prajAmAM basa sara, yasa maeNDama " paisA sADA traNathI vadhe nahi te te samajAya tevuM che. 'paraba'mAMthI sAravIne sAbhAra] x 30 vaidha

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mA, mAzI ne bahenapaNI aMgrejIne dIre olavavAne koI prazna kadI koIe uThAvyo ja nathI. jagata sAthe saMbaMdha rAkhavA mATe koI bArI to joIze ja. te aMgrejI zuM beTI che. savAla enA sthAne che. aMgrejI ApaNI mA che ke mANI? A vAta ThAkorabhAI pAMca ane ThAkorabhAI AThanA raNasaMgrAma vakhate carcAI ja gaI che. temAM bhAgye ja kAMI navuM umeravAnuM rahe che. kamyuTara vagerenuM samajyA. paNa zuM phrAnsamAM, jarmanImAM kamyuTara vidyA aMgrejImAM bhANAvAya che? mAtRbhASAne UMce levAne badale tenI azakti, tenI azakayatA svIkArI levAmAM AvI che, te moTI bhUla ane bhrama che. gujarAtI bhASA vikaratI rahI che. "vacanAmRta' ke madhya yuganA kavionI bhASA sAthe Ajane ApaNe bhASAvikAsa AnaMdazaMkarathI umAzaMkara sudhIno bhAre gauravavati ane vikAsazIla che. gujarAta yunivarsiTIe saMkhyAbaMdha graM vijJAna ke itihAsa-sAhityanA utAryA che. te keTalA vaMcAya ke keTalA khakhyA? tenI apUrNatAo dUra karavA gujarAtanA adhyApakoe keTaluM karyuM? bhASAne vAMka che ke adhyApakone? bhASA ApoApa vikasatI nathI. te mATe narmadanI jema ekapAsanA - kamamAM kama "upAsanA karavI paDe che. aMgrejI bhaNAvavI ja joIe, sArI rIte bhaNAvavI joIe, temAM zaMkA nathI. paNa kone? ane kyAre? pharajiyAta ke marajiyAta? keLavaNInA zAstramAM zikSaNa velIDa' eTale arthapUrNa - saMdarbhayukta avasarAma joIe, te siddhAMta che. te vinAnuM badhuM zikSaNa zabdabhaLa che. pAMcamA dhoraNamAM aMgrejI velIDa che. ahIM te prAthamika ane mAdhyamika zikSaNamAMthI te te tabakake saMkhyAbaMdha 50 thI 70% vidyArthIo abhyAsa choDI de che. tene A mAmUlI aMgenuM zikSaNa keTaluM khAnuM? jene jayAre khapatuM hoya tene te Apa. paNa jene jarUra nathI tene mAthe ThokI besADavAne hakka koNe Apo? e madhyayugI sAmaMtI mAnasa che. bApunI mA marI jAya eTale bApue te

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104 eka jhalaka mUcha mUMDAvavI paDe paNa gAme paNa? aMgrejI koI tabakake pharajiyAta na hoI zake. huM sAta dhoraNa sudhInA vidyArthIonA saMparkamAM rahuM chuM. tene pUruM gujarAtI-gaNita AvaDatuM nathI. pAMcamA dharaNavALAne sIdhI dasa lITInI vAta lakhatAM AvaDatI nathI. - vaLI e bIjI nakkara hakIkata che ke A dezamAM pAMcamAthI hindI zarU thAya che. be bhASA eka ja tabakake? hindI ane aMgrejI pAMcamAmAM A kumaLAM bALakonAM mAthA para? * koI paNa bhASA, kAmacalAu ke prAthamika vyAkaraNa, lekhana, uccAraNa be varSa te mAge che. ApaNe te hindIne Apaze ke aMgrejIne? A pAMcamAMthI hindI dAkhala karazuM ke aMgrejI? mA-mAzI-paDozaNa kone praveza ApazuM? AThamAthI aMgrejI, marajiyAta aMgrejI zIkhavAya tene te 'vadhi kaI che ja nahIM. * ame amArI uttara buniyAdI zALAomAM AThamAthI ja aMgrejI zIkhavIe chIe ane dasamAmAM amArA pariNAme kAyama hAIskUle karatAM sArAM AvyAM che. enuM kAraNa vidyArthIne AgaLa be bhASAnuM prAthamika vyAkaraNa maLeluM zikSaNa che, evuM kahyuM che ja nahIM ke AThamAthI aMgrejI bhaNAvAya te nabaLuM caDI jAya che. UlaTuM sAruM-saraLa thAya che. AnA AMkaDA amArI pAse che. eka vAra chapAvyA paNa che. upalI kakSAe aMgrejI mAdhyamane keTalAka bheLAbhAI sAruM gaNe che. navAI lAge che. AmAM bhASAbhakti kyAM rahI? aMgrejI mAdhyamamAM mArI bhASAnuM apamAna, agaurava che. bhASAbhakti te e ke jagatabharanuM januM-navuM upayogI jJAna mArI mAtRbhASAmAM utAruM, badhAne sulabha karuM. aMgrejamAM iliyaDanA keTalA sahaja anuvAda che? grIka koNa vAMcavA jAta? emanI mAtRbhASAmAM samartha lokoe iliyaDa ke pleTo utAryA. prajA UMce caDI Aje koI zabdanuM yathArtha gujarAtI, hindI, tAmilamAM tarata na maLe te tyAM sudhI bhale aMgrejI zabda vaparAya. ghaNA paradezI zabdo ApaNI bhASAmAM che ja. paNa gAMdhIjInuM aNizuddha gadya ApaNI mAtRbhASAnuM sAmA pragaTa kare che, tenI nA paDAze ane svAmI AnaMdanuM gadya? ApaNe mAnasika gulAmInA zikAra te nathI banyA?

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mA, mAzI ne bahenapaNuM 105 * A pradeza ke hara koI pradezamAM janmelA bALaka bALAne jeTalo hakka mAnA dhAvaNa para che, teTalo ja mAtRbhASAmAM uccAcca jJAna meLavavAne che. hA, AvuM sulabha karavA mATe sArA aMgrejI jJAnavALA thoDA to joIze je.paNuM te mATe badhAne pharajiyAta mAdhyama ApavAnuM na hoya. jene jarUra che te aMgrejI zIkhe, paNa temanuM mAdhyama te mAnuM dhAvaNa ja rahe. aMgrejI vinA gujarAta pAchaLa paDI gayuM che? emAM? vepAraudyogamAM? e to dezamAM bIje-trIje naMbare che. khetImAM? DIpa sIsTama, kuvA ricArja paddhati gujarAte deDatI apanAvI che. nekarIomAM? nekarIo che kyAM? nokarI mATe keTalI lAMca ApavI paDe che te jANItI vAta che. e jhAMjhavAnAM jaLa che. paNa mAno ke cheDI che to evI jagyA keTalI? tene sarvasAmAnya zikSaNa ke aMgrejI mAdhyama sAthe zuM levAdevA? paNa eka itihAsa vAMcanAra tarIke kahyuM, jenA AdhAre lokasamAja jIve che ema nahI paNa asarakAraka thAya che enI sAme bhadra saMskRta, aMgrejI, leTina ke tevI koI bhASAne mahimA gAvAmAM ApaNe ajJAnIpaNe bhadra vargane pratiSThita rAkhavAnI durAzA sevIe chIe. bhagavAna tathAgata AmAM paNa mahAna mArgadarzaka hatA. tathAgatane emanA upadeze, saMskRtamAM utAravAnI rajA ApavA be ziSyoe kahyuM, tyAre bhagavAne kahyuM, "rakhe e cALo karatA. tathAgate je bhASAmAM lokone upadeza karyo che te ja bhASAmAM tene rahevA deje." tathAgata saune mATe jJAnanA daravAjA khullA mUkavA AvyA hatA. ko mATe temanI bhASAmAM jJAnanA daravAjA khullA karo. A arthamAM bhASAnA AvA prazno bhadrazAhInA ke lokazAhInA che. yuropamAM leTina ane ahIM saMskRtane badale lokabhASAmAM rAmAyaNamahAbhArata ane upaniSadavANI UtarI e sonerI kSaNa hatI. kabIra, jJAnadeva, ekanAtha, gaMgAsatI, rajajaba, harijana saMta dAsI jIvaNa AvA badhA A mArgane dIpabhe che. temaNe mAdhyama badalIne prakAza phelAvyo che. aMgrejInI jene jarUra che, jeTalI jarUra che, tene teTaluM bhaNAvIe. aMgrejI ja zA mATe? phrenca, leTina, arabI, paziyana, grIkanA trivargo rAjaya ke samAja calAve. tenA maMDaLo hoya. amArI mAtRbhASAmAM bhale e badhuM amRta Ave. amArI mAtRbhASA samRddha thaze.

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10 eka haka e paNa pAMcamAmAM aMgrejI ke mAdhyamika zikSaNamAM pharajiyAta aMgrejI ke upara mAdhyamarUpe aMgrejI e to lokonA jJAna-daravAjA baMdha karavAno rasto che. aMgrejI pharajiyAta kyAMye velIDa, jarUrI A dezamAM nathI. bhUmiputra'mAMthI) manubhAI pan adhyayanazIla ne kamaTha jema kAryAlaye tema nija AvAse sarva vyavasthita hoya. emanA vicAre paNa e ja rIte kamaza: AvatA rahe che ane potapotAnA sthAne beThavAyelA paDayA hoya che. je khAnuM khAvavuM hoya, te khAnAmAMthI bharapUra sAmagrI saMgrahAyela nIkaLe. A sAmagrI sAphasUpha thayelI hoya evuM paNa jaNAI Ave e rIte e te mAla ApaNI sAme dhare che; jANe ke kuzaLa vyApArI - vecANakAra grAhakane pakaDI rAkhe che tathA mAla levA bAdhya kare che. zuM rAjakAraNa ke zuM arthakAraNa zuM dharmakAraNa ke zu samAjakAraNa, zuM zikSaNa ke zuM sAhitya, sabameM merA lagatA he, e adhikAra maganabhAIe aneka yatnaprayatnothI ApavaLe, saMskAragaLe tathA zraddhAne kAraNe meLavyo che. koI paNa ajaNyo viSaya emanI pAse mUkI de; teo temAM hAtha lAvaze to te viSayamAM UMDe UMDe utaraze; talasparzI, marmasparzI adhyayananI DUbakI mArIne ratnane - hArdane pakaDI pADaze; pachI meLavela vastu janatA samakSa kalama ke jabAna dvArA rajU karaze. emanI rajUAtanI rIta paNa AgavI ja che. bhAvanAnI laheremAM nacAvanArI emanI zailI bolavAnI ke 1khavAnI nathI; paNa nakkara dalIle eka pachI eka AvatI jAya, zrotA ke pAThakanI buddhine pitAnI sAthe kheMcatI jAya. | maganabhAI dalIlomAM pAchA paDe evA nathI. potAnuM hasyuM te hasAve, pitAne gamyuM te gamarAve, pite vicAryuM te gaLe utarAve tyAre ja jaMpe. bAlavAmAM mATuMgAyuM na rAkhe; sIdhuM ne saTa, jANe eka ghAe be TukaDA. sAcAbolA; koInI muravata na mAne. sAcuM mAne te ja kare evA AgrahI puruSa ja kAMIka karI dekhADI zake. koIka vAra emaNe rajU karelI vAtane nAmaMjUra karavAno prasaMga ke mokupha rAkhavAnA saMjogo Ave, tyAre joI lo maganabhAInI kAryanIti. pite raju karela vAta zA mATe mAnya nathI thatI tene mukAbalo kare, radiyo Ape, bALI kheALIne potAnA sAthIone pUchI pUchIne, sarva vigata Ape

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vidyApIThanA AjIvana sevaka ane aMte kahe : ' A sthiti che, have Apa saune jema ThIka lAge tema karo; meM to kAma bagaDe nahIM, pragati thAya, nukasAna nA thAya te sAru A sUcavyuM che. khUba vicAra karIne, sarva daSTie dhyAnamAM rAkhIne phAve tema karI; paNa nAmaMjUra karaze| te kAmamAM bAdhA pahoMcaze enu paNa dhyAna rAkhaje; mAre te Apa sau kahezeA tema karavAnuM che, paNa mArI pharaja mAre bajAvavI jeIe eTale A vAta rajU karI che. * azina...dana graMthamAMthI] gokulabhAI bhaTTa vidyApIThanA AjIvana sevaka zikSaLa ane sAhitya mAsika (pAchaLathI navajJIvana)nA te taMtrI thayA. gAMdhIjI jemanA Agha taMtrI hatA tevAM bina patrAnA paNa taMtrI thayA. A badhI javAbadArI temaNe kuzaLatAthI adA karI, vaLI te kSetrathI AgaLa vadhI te gujarAta yunivarsiTInA upakulapati thayA, muMbaI vidhAna pariSadanA sabhya thayA, ane akhila bhArata bhASApaMcamAM nimAyA. uparAMta temaNe judA judA viSayo para sArA pramANamAM pustako paNa lakhyAM che. A badhI temanI kArakirdI uparAMta te kadAca ghaNA UMcA mAnavaMtA sthAne paNa pahoMcI gayA hota, chatAM temanI SaSTipUti prasaMganA sanmAnagraMthamAM temanA viSe lakhavAnA mane umaLako na thayA hAta. te samAjarUpI vRkSanI kevaDI UMcI kakSAe paheoMcyA, te jevAmAM mane rasa nathI. ghaNI tejasvI buddhizALI vyakti samAjanA zikhare akasmAta beThI hoya che, temane aMjali ApavAno umaLako hradayamAM thaI AvatA nathI. paNa dezasevAnA pAtAnA nAnA kSetramAM koI te kSetranA dhyeyaniSTha sevaka tarIke aDIkhama thaIne daTAI gayA hoya, te sevaka mATe harakoInA hRdayamAM Adara Upaje ane tevAnI sevAnuM smaraNa karavAmAM haiyAne umaLakA thAya, e svAbhAvika che. keTalI sattAzIla che, vyakti keTalI buddhizALI che, keTalI vidvAna che, keTalI prabhAvasaMpanna ane sAdhanAsaMpanna che, e badhA svIkAravA kAryamAM tenI ekaniSThA, tema ja jIvananI mahattvAkAMkSA ta karatAM tenuM cAritrya, svIkArelA dhyeyanI siddhi khAtara tenA pAyAnI nakkara sthAna acalitapaNe sAcavI rAkhavAnI dRDhatA - enI IMTa tarIke peAtAnuM kiMmata mAre mana

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eka jhalaka vizeSa che. eTalA mATe vidyApIThanA ekaniSTha sevaka zrI. maganabhAI vize kAMI lakhavAne mane umaLako thayo. vidyApIThanA itihAsamAM aneka taDako chAMyaDI AvatI rahI che. ghaNA zaktizALI AcAryo ane adhyApako tenA vaLatA pANInA samaye TakI zakayA nathI. taravaiyo juvALamAM TakI zake paNa oTamA TakavuM muzkela che. nahIM dhArelI paristhiti AvI Ubhe che ane te vAcAra thAya che. te rIte aneka zikSako ane AcAryo gAMdhIjInA zikSaNanI vicArasaraNInA pallAmAM nahIM TakI zakyA. e te prItama kavie gAyuM che evuM hatuM "harino mAraga che zUrAno nahI kAyaranuM kAma jone; parathama paheluM mastaka mUkI vaLatI levuM nAma ene." sevAnI hareka pravRttimAM ema ja hoya che. te ja sAcI vastune utthAna thaI zake ane tene TakAvI zakAya. vidyApIThanI Aja sudhInI kArakirdInI game tevI TimAM paNa tenI siddhAMtaniSThAmAM gujarAtanA zikSaNapremIomAMthI thoDAka TakI rahyA che temAM bhAI maganabhAI agragaNya che. temanA vicAro talasparzI che ane temanuM AcaraNa te vicArone anusarIne che. temanA saMbaMdhe ghaNA nAnAmoTA kAryakartAomAM evI mAnyatA pravarte che ke te potAnA vicAramAM bahu AgrahI che. gujarAtanA keTalAka agragaNya AgevAne te temanA para AkSepa mUke che ke, te sAva jiddI che; koInA pallAmAM te samAI zake ja nahIM. eTale emanuM nAma sAMbhaLI bhaDake che. hAla paNa keTalAka vidyApIThanI pravRttimAM rasa levAne dAvo karanArA ema mAne che ke, maganabhAI saMsthAne AvarI beThA che; vidyApITha emanA AvaraNamAMthI mukta thAya, te tenI pragati sadhAya. gAMdhIjI ane saradAra sAhebanI pipelI saMsthAo pratye mamatA rAkhavAne dAvo karanArA keTalAkane evuM kahetA meM jANayA che. A saMbadhe meM ghaNe vicAra karyo. prathama te dUra rahyAM rahyA ema lAgyuM ke, te lokonA kahevAmAM kAMI tabdha haze. eTale vizeSa ekasAI karavA huM jema jema vidyApIThanI cAlu pravRtti, tenA pAyAnA siddhAnto ane bhAI maganabhAInI kAryavAhI viSe vizeSa nikaTa saMbaMdhamAM Avyo, tema tema mArA mana para evI chApa paDI ke, zrI. maganabhAI vidyApIThane AvarI nathI beThA, paNa vidyApITha temane AvarI beThI che. gAMdhIjIe vidyApITha dvArA zikSaNanI je yojanA mUkI - jene ApaNe pAyAnI keLavaNI kahIe

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vidyApIThanA AjIvana sevaka 109 chIe - te vicAronA amalamAM jenuM jIvana ghaDAyuM hoya, te jenuM jIvanadhyeya hoya, te ja vyakti saMsthAne tenA sAcA svarUpamAM sAcavI zake. A vAta vidyApIThanA samAraMbhAmAM kulapati tarIke gAMdhIjIe ApelA bhASaNo vAMcavAthI ApaNe sArI rIte samajI zakIzuM. vidyApITha potAnA siddhAntonA amalamAM game tevI sthiti paNa AvakAre ane jarUra paDe to te jaMgama vidyApITha paNa bane, tApaNa te e siddhAMtAmAM acaLa rahe, evA Agraha prathamathI ja temaNe rAkhyA che. gAMdhIjInA evA valaNane ApaNe siddhAMtavAdI kahIe chIe, jyAre maganabhAI jevA te ja siddhAntane vaLagIne vidyApIThane - tenA dhyeyane sAcavI rahyA che, tyAre temane loko jiddI kahe che. AmAM mane AvuM samajanArAomAM dhyeyaniSThAnI khAmI jaNAya che. sArAsArane vicAra karI, vivekapUrvaka svIkArelA zubhakArya pratyenI niSThAmAM Agraha na hoya, te koI paNa prakAranI siddhi prApta thAya nahIM. svIkArelA dhyeya sAthe ekatAra thavuM ja joIe; tema karavAmAM keTalAkane bhale jiddIpaNuM lAge ke dhUna lAge, paNa te ja jIvananI sAcI mUDI che. te ja sAcA sevakanI sarvottama mUDI che. e mUDIthI ja Aja sudhI jagatanA nAnAmeTA sevako, ke AgevAno, ke sudhArA ke mahAtmAe peAtAnA kAryanI saphaLatA meLavI zakayA che. bhAI maganabhAI evA ja eka che. vidyApIThanA hareka siddhAnta pratye temanI niSThA kAyama rahI che ane game tevA saMjegAmAM tene te vaLagI rahyA che. temanA jevI dhyeyaniSThA bhagavAna ApaNA jIvanamAM Ape evI mArI prArthanA che. 'abhina'dana graMtha'mAMthI] rAvajIbhAi maNibhAI paTela

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spaSTavaktA bApu gayA pachI bApunA ahiMsaka pratikAranA ane vyApaka dRSTikoNanA vArasAne vaLagavAnA prayatno karanAra paikInA maganabhAI eka che. Ama to maganabhAInuM svAbhAvika kSetra keLavaNInuM che. Aje paNa vidyApITha ane 'mahAdeva desAI samAja sevA mahAvidyAlaya pAchaLa teo prANa reDI rahyA che, te enuM jIvaMta pramANa che. bApunI vidAya pachI rikana patro calAvavAmAM jene sadUgata kizoralAla mazarUvALAno mukhya phALe hate, tema temanA eka svataMtra vicAranA sAthI tarIke maganabhAIne phALo paNa ocho nahote. joke Aje paristhitivaza te patro baMdha thayAM che, paraMtu maganabhAInI sAhityaupAsanA ane lokaghaDataranA vicAro ApatI kalamavALA chApAM cAlu ja che. emanI kalamamAM ThAvakApaNuM chatAM joma che, tema emanA kartavyamAM paNa joma jaNAI AvyA vagara rahetuM nathI. Aje jayAre muMbaI rAjya bhASA praznamAM pIchehaTha karI che, tyAre AkhA dezanuM lakSya kheMcAya tevA pAyAnA - mULa baMdhAraNanA prazno teo jozabhera mUkI rahyA che. eka racanAtmaka koMgresI tarIke koMgresanI sarakAra sAme paNa avAja kADhavAmAM teo AgaLa rahyA che, te temanI A dizAnI UMcI dhagaza batAve che. uparAMta siddhAMtaniSThA khAtara koI koMgresI mitrono khepha vaheravAnI temanI taiyArI paNa darzAvI jAya che. saMta vinobAjInA bhUdAna-grAmadAnanA vicAromAM emane je kAMI bhUla jaNAI, te jAhera karavAmAM teo pAchA paDayA nahotA. abhinaMdana graMthamAMthI] mAtaAlajI

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jAhera saMsthA-samAM zrI. maganabhAInI gaNatarI jAhera saMsthAmAM thAya ! paNa saMsthAne vyaktitva hotuM nathI; jyAre zrI. maganabhAInuM vyaktitva tarI Ave evuM che. abhyAsu vRtti kadAca vidyArthI-jIvana gALatA tyAre haze tevI ja tIvra che. abhyAsa karyA vinA mata pradarzita temaNe karyo hoya te khyAla nathI. te kAraNasara ja temaNe rikana patronuM taMtrI sthAna dIpAvyuM. gAMdhIjI, mahAdevabhAI ane kizoralAlabhAInI paraMparA jALavI rAkhavI e saheluM na gaNAya. vicArapUrvaka mata baMdhAyo hoya te mATe Agraha rAkhavo e satyAhInuM lakSaNa che. mata bAMdhatA agAu zrI. maganabhAI kadI mUMjhAtA haze; paNa te baMdhAyA pachI daDhatAthI tene vaLagI rahe che teTaluM ja nahIM paNa te mata prati bIjAne vALavA te potAnI pharaja samaje che. pracAraka tarIke temanuM sthAna ucca che. lakhavAmAM ke bolavAmAM sacoTa dalIla rajU karavAnI zakti temaNe khUba khIlavI che. abhinaMdana graMthamAMthI]. vaikuMThabhAI lalubhAI mahetA saMsadIya jIvanajharamara muMbaI rAjyanA saMsadIya jIvanane itihAsa tapAsIe, te tene moTe bhAge cAra tabakkAomAM vaheMcI zakAya tema che. pahelo tabakko 1860 thI 1921 sudhIne; bIjo tabakko 1921 thI 1935 sudhIne; trIjo tabakko 1935 thI 1947 sudhInA ane cothe tabakko 1947 thI eTale ke svAtaMtrayaprApti pachIne. pahelA tabakkAne vicAra karIe chIe tyAre ApaNane te samayanA dhuraMdhara rAjapuruSe, lokamAnya tilaka, phIrojhazAha mahetA, gopAla kRSNa gokhale, dInazA vAcchA vagere mahAna vibhUtionI smRti tAjI thAya che. ( 1860 thI 1921 sudhI muMbaI rAjyamAM dhArAsabhAnI eka nAnIzI AvRtti kahI zakAya tevI gavarnaranI kAunsila hatI, jenI sabhyasaMkhyA

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eka jhalaka 20nI hatI. 1892 mAM InDiyana kAunsilsa ekaTa nAmanA dhArAthI A kAunsilanI saMsadIya pravRtti kaMIka aMze vistRta banI. sabhyo rAjyakartAene prazno pUchI zakatA ane vahIvaTI sarakAra pAsethI tenA javAbo meLavatA. 1907mAM marthI-minTo sudhArA jAhera thayA. A sudhArAne pariNAme muMbaI rAjyanI kAunsilanI sabhya saMkhyAmAM vadhAro karavAmAM Avyo ane te saMkhyA 50nI thaI. jene mAMTaphoDa.riporTa tarIke oLakhavAmAM Ave che, tenA rAjakIya sudhArA 1919thI amalI banyA. A sudhArAnI paddhati dvimukhI hatI. sarakArI sabhyo karatAM binasarakArI sabhyonI saMkhyA vadhu rAkhavAmAM AvI hatI. chatAM kAunsila je kAMI TharAva ke dhAro pAsa kare, tene avadhavAnI sattA gavarnara hastaka hatI. 1919ne gavarnamenTa opha inDiyA ekaTa tA. 1 eprila, 1921nA roja amalamAM Avyo ane 1937 sudhI amalamAM rahyo. A kAyadA pramANe muMbaI rAjayanI kAunsilanI sabhya saMkhyA 114nI thaI. 1935nA kAyadAthI muMbaInA vidhAnamaMDaLanAM be gRha banyAM: eka upaluM gRha, eTale ke kAunsila ane bIjuM nIcaluM gRha eTale ke vidhAnasabhA. " 1937mAM vidhAnasabhAnA sabhyonI saMkhyA 17panI karavAmAM AvI ane vidhAnapariSadanI sabhyasaMkhyA 10nI rAkhavAmAM AvI. A rIte prAnika svazAsana muMbaI rAjayanI aMdara 1937 thI 1939 sudhI cAlazuM. ' 1946mAM koMgrese rAjyataMtramAM punaH praveza karatAM saMsadIya jIvana pharI zarU thavA pAmyuM. 1949-50mAM vaDodarA, kolhApura vagere keTavAMka dezI rAjyonuM muMbaI sAthe joDANa thayuM. Ama joDAyelAM rAjyamAMthI pratinidhio AvatAM, vidhAnasabhAmAM 61 sabhyone vadhAro thaze ane vidhAnapariSadamAM 10 sabhyone vadhAro thayo. 1950nI 26mI jAnyuArIthI bhArata prajAsattAka deza banyo ane svataMtra bhAratanuM baMdhAraNa amalamAM AvyuM. tyAra bAda koI paNa jAtanA alaga pratinidhitvanA bhedabhAva vinAnI, pukha matAdhikAra heThaLanI, prathama sAmAnya cUMTaNI 1921-paramAM thaI. 1952mAM vidhAnasabhAnA sabhyonI saMkhyA 316nI karavAmAM AvI, jemAM eka eMglo-inDiyana sabhyanI

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113 saMsadIya jIvanajharamara niyukti rAjyanA gavarnara dvArA karavAmAM AvI. vidhAnapariSadanI sabhya saMkhyA paNa vadhArIne 7ra nI karavAmAM AvI. rAjaya-punarracanA paMcanA ahevAlanA pariNAme 1 navembara, 1956 thI hiMdanAM rAjayonI bhASAnA dhoraNe punarracanA karavAmAM AvI. vastInI dRSTie rASTrabharamAM bIje nAMbare ane pradezanI dRSTie rASTrabharamAM prathama naMbare AvatA muMbaInA navA rAjyanI racanA thatAM, temAM junA madhyapradeza rAjyane vidarbhavistAra, jUnA haidarAbAda rAjayane marAThavADA vistAra ane saurASTra tema ja kacchanA vistAro umerAyA. pariNAme svAbhAvika rIte ja vidhAnasabhA ane vidhAnapariSadanI sabhya saMkhyAmAM sAro eve vadhAro thayo. hAla vidhAnasabhAmAM sabhyonI saMkhyA 397nI che ane vidhAnapariSadamAM sabhyonI saMkhyA 108nI thaI che. muMbaI rAjayanI vidhAnapariSadamAM zrI, maganabhAI desAI 1952 thI gavarnara dvArA niyukta thayela sabhya che. vidhAnapariSadamAM niyukta thayA bAda temaNe atyAra sudhImAM aneka viSayonI carcAmAM agatyane bhAga lIdho che. prativarSa thatI aMdAjapatra uparanI sAmAnya carcA ane gavarnaranA saMbhASaNa uparanI carcA uparAMta selsa oNpha moTara spiriTa Tekasezana bila, muMbaI yunivasaTI bila pemenTa opha vejIsa bila, vidyApIThomAM bhASAnA mAdhyama aMgeno binasarakArI saMka95, rAjyanI vidyApIThono kAyado sudhAravAnuM bila, oNkaTobaramAM levAtI esa. esasI. parIkSAnI nAbUdI karavA aMgene binasarakArI saMkalpa, grAmapaMcAyata saMzodhana bila, bALa saMnyAsa dIkSA niyamana bila, DisTrikaTa myunisipala ane myunisipala barejha bila, provinziyala myunisipala korporezana bila, rAjaya-punarracanA bila, muMbaI zaheramAM polIse karelA goLIbAra aMge tapAsa karavA aMgeno binasarakArI saMkalpa, sTeTa rijharva polIsa phorsa bila, zahIdonAM smAraka khaseDavAne pariNAme gujarAtamAM thayelAM tophAne aMgenI binasarakArI sabhAmakUphInI darakhAsta, pAMcamA dhoraNathI aMgrejI dAkhala karavA paratvene binasarakArI saMkalpa - vagere aneka viSayonI carcAmAM zrI. maganabhAIe talasparzI vivecana karI, pitAnAM maMtavyo spaSTapaNe ane nIDaratApUrvaka rajU karyo che. jyAre e) - 8

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eka jhalaka jayAre te bolatA, tyAre temanI sAthe jeone matabheda hoya, tevA sabhya paNa temanI niSThA mATe mAnanI lAgaNI dharAvatA. - zrI. maganabhAInAM 60 varSanI jIvananI phalazruti, e temaNe lakhelAM purato ane je je saMsthAone temaNe pala che ane jemAM jemAM temaNe kAma karela che. temanI saphaLatA uparathI siddha thAya che. eka prakhara keLavaNIkAra tarIke temaNe pitAnuM atyAra sudhInuM jIvana vyatIta karela che ane chelle gujarAta yunivarsiTInA upakulapati tarIke teonI niyukti thaI, te teonA zikSaNa-kAryanI saphaLatAne AMka che. abhinaMdana graMthamAMthI) bhegIlAla lAlA saMbhAraNuM zrI. maganabhAI desAI gAMdhIjInA abhaya ziSya thayA. A nagaranuM bIja e sAcakalA taDa ne phaDa kahI nAkhanAra A chokarAmAM pahelethI huM jato hato. te vakhate paNa spaSTa pratIti thatI hatI ke, zrI. maganabhAI desAI mahAna gujarAtI nIvaDanAra che. zrI. caMdulAla desAI pharsTa kalAsanA "iDariyA gaDha jItatA jatA hatA. zrI. maganabhAI paNa baMdhubhAve emanA pratispadhI. kolejanA zikSaNamAM pahelA varganA ja pravAsI. bI0e0 pharsTa kalAsane lagabhaga moDhe Avela kaLiye maganabhAIe tajI dIdhe, tyAre mane navAI nahatI lAgI. A alagArI mahArathI e ja aMgada-kUdake mAre. maganabhAI 1942nA arasAmAM eka vAra mAre ghera maLI gayA. tyAre, pite zrI araviMdanA jJAnayogamAM kema na kheMcAyA, ne gAMdhIjIne karmayogathI AkarSAI emaNe emane caraNe jIvana kema dharI dIdhuM, ene khulAse Apyo hate. zrI. tilaka svabhAvathI jJAnagI paNa jIvanathI karmayogI banyA. gAMdhIjI svabhAvathI karmayogI chatAM emane eTaluM badhuM lakhavAnI pharaja paDI che ke, parANe emane jJAnayogI banavuM paDayuM che. karmayogamAM mAnanArA maganabhAIne paNa "aMgreja vepArazAhI', pAtaMjala yogadarzana, upaniSada Adi lakhI jJAnayoganI sAdhanA karavI paDI che. zrI maganabhAI sAthenA kalAkeka vArtAlApamAM je sAMbhaLyuM. tethI upaniSada-sutra sAMbhaya,

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115 zrI. maganabhAI desAInI vADamayasevA satyameva jayate nAnRtam / kriyAvAneva brahmavidAM variSThaH / nAyamAtmA balahInena labhyaH / nAyamAtmA pravacanena labhyaH / vAcaM ghenumupAsIta / emaNe mane je kahyuM, tenuM dahana meM ATalAM cArapAMca sUrAmAM ! ghaTAvyuM che. abhinaMdana graMthamAMthI] "kusumAkara' zaMbhuprasAda chelazaMkara jozIpurA zrI. maganabhAI desAInI vADamayasevA atyAre ahIM mAro khyAla zrI. maganabhAInI vADamayasevAne TUMka paricaya ApavAne che. - zrI. maganabhAInuM prathama pustaka satyAprahanI mImAMsA 1933mAM bahAra paDayuM tyAra pachI emanI pAsethI aneka pustake maLatAM rahyAM che. dharmatatva, itihAsa, zikSaNa ane bhASA-sAhitya ema vividha viSayo emaNe kheDayA che. dharmatattva aMgenA pustakomAM yoga ane upaniSado aMgenA svAdhyAya prAcIna dharmasAdhanAnA prakArone ane dharmavicArone samajavAno prayatnarUpa che, te satyAgrahanI mImAMsA Adi arvAcIna samayamAM pragaTelI dharmasAdhanAnuM svarUpa spaSTa karavA yojAyela che. zrI. maganabhAInI mAnasa zaktionuM svAbhAvika kSetra kadAca tatvavicAra che. ApaNe AzA rAkhIe ke emanI pariNata zaktionA phaLarUpa gAMdhIvicAra uparanuM pustaka emanI pAsethI ApaNane maLaze. itihAsanAM be mahatvanAM pustaka zrI. maganabhAIe ApyAM che te hiMnI eka vepArI ane rAjA rAmamohana rAyathI jAMdhInI. itihAsanA viSayanA adhyApako pAsethI itihAsanAM adhyayane maLe emAM uranI vepArAhI preraNArUpa vanavuM joIe. rANA rAmamohana rAyathI jAMdhInI, vigatavAra bayAna Apato vivaraNagraMtha nathI, paNa lekhake kahyuM che tema, "eka samIkSA rUpa che. khAsa karIne ApaNA vidyArthIomAM A nAnA pustakano pracAra thAya e icchA jevuM che. mArA khyAla pramANe te atyAranA dareka suzikSita prAcIna sAMskRtika vAraso samajavA mATe zrI. darzakanuM gAvaLo vAraso ane

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eka jhalaka vaibhava ane arvAcIna hiMdanA utthAnane samajavA rAgA mamohana rAyathI ridhInI - e be pustako vAMcelAM hovAM joIe. zikSaNanA viSayamAM zrI. maganabhAInuM lakhANa prAsaMgika noMdho, nivedane, vyAkhyAna, copAniyAM, ema aneka prakAranuM che. emanA vyavahArajIvananuM kSetra zikSaNanuM rahyuM che, eTale zikSaNanA prazno aMge cAlu sajAgapaNe te te prasaMge potAnA pratyAghAta e pragaTa karatA rahyA ja che. chellI vIzInA zikSaNaviSayaka praznono bhaviSyamAM je koI abhyAsa karavA prerAze, tene mATe zrI. maganabhAInAM zikSaNaviSayaka lakhANa eka kImatI khANarUpa nIvaDaze. prauDhazikSaNa - lokazikSaNanI daSTie zrI, maganabhAIe savanI jAmo, svarAna karuM chuM jevI pustikAo lakhI che. zrI. maganabhAInI bhASA sAhitya viSayaka pravRtti caturvidha che : saMpAdanapravRtti, anuvAda-pravRtti, patrakAra-pravRtti ane joDaNI- tathA paribhASAviSayaka pravRtti saMpAdanemAM emaNe, sadUbhAge, premAnaMdanI kRtio pasaMda karI. varavAnuM mAmeruM, suddAmAvarita ane naThAvAna e traNenI zraddheya vAcanA hastapratonI madadathI emaNe taiyAra karI che ane pAchaLa TippaNa paNa ApyuM che. najhIphAna emanI AvRtti pragaTa thaI tyAre enA avakanamAM (saMskRti DiseM., 'pa1) meM enA AvakArya ravarUpanI noMdha lIdhI hatI. gujarAtI sAhityanI uttama kAvyakRtinuM hastapratone AdhAre kareluM zraddhaya saMpAdana zrI. maganabhAInI pahelAM koI sAhityakAre ke sAkSare ApyuM na hatuM! anuvAdamAM suvAnI, nAna jevA zIkha dharmanA graMthe, te mAMnI pratimA jevI jIvanakathA, athavA strI haTake zuM ? - jevo kalAvicArane graMtha, ke nevisTa ane hArpha jevI navalakathA athavA te vAtano AvatI vATano puruSa je tAvika ni dha, - ema vividha pasaMdagI jovA maLe che. patrakAra tarIkenI emanI pravRtti navanIyana (pahelAMnuM zikSaNa ane sAhi) mAsika dvArA cAle che. baMdha thayelAM sUrinana pAnA, chevaTanA tabakkAmAM, teo taMtrI hatA. 1956mAM nyUyorkamAM eka prasiddha patrakAre rijhana vize mane kahyuM hatuM, "e sArI vastu che, huM niyamita meLavuM chuM.' 19mAM gujarAta sAhitya saMmelananA patrakAratva vibhAganA pramukha tarIke yogya rIte emanI cUMTaNI thaI hatI. A pravRtti emanI mahattvanI pravRtti che;

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zrI. maganabhAI desAInI vAsayasevA 117 tema chatAM evuM lAge che ke, zrI. maganabhAInI eka khaMtIlA ane taMtIlA patrakAra tarIkenI mUrti jAhera prajA samakSa AgaLa paDatI che ane eNe emanA astitvanAM bIjAM pAsAMne DhAMkI dIdhAM che. " joDaNI- ane paribhASA- viSayaka pravRtti vidyApIThanA sArtha joDaNIkozanI navI AvRtti kADhavA dvArA ane zikSaLa ane sAhityamAM judI judI vidyAzAkhAo aMgenI paribhASA pragaTa karavA dvArA cAlI che. vijJAnanI paribhASA nakkI karavA aMgenI mathAmaNAmAM zrI. maganabhAie ' TAiTreTa ' uparathI dhaDa daIne 'TAiTaranuM ' kriyApada yojyuM, tyAre zabdonA upAsakomAM jarIka phaDaphaDATa jevuM thavA pAmyuM hatuM! rastA kADhavAnA prayAseAnA pariNAme pasturizationno temano 'pAzcaraNI' paryAya pracalita thayo che te je raNamAM jIte te zUra' e akhA-uktinI sAbitIrUpa che. * zrI. maganabhAInI bhASAzailInI lAkSaNikatAo dhyAna kheMce evI hAI te jarIka vigate joIe. ane ema karatAM emanA eka pustaka rAnA rAmamohana rAyanI gAMdhInIne kAMIka vadhu najIkathI avaleAkIe. 1933mAM peAtAnA prathama pustakanA nivedanamAM e lakhe che : 'mALa jevA kAcA ne navAsavA lakhanArane bhASA ane zailInI ThIkaThIka muzkelI paDelI che te jaNAvavA rajA lauM chuM.' vidyApIThanavajIvana sAthe joDAyela dhuraMdhara zabdasvAmInI pravRttinA anulakSamAM jotAM A vacana pAchaLanI namratA barAbara samajAze. pacIsa varasanI zabdopAsanA daramyAna zrI. maganabhAInI peAtAnI zailI nIpajI che. viSayanuM naMtAnaMta nirUpaNa karI chUTavuM. AsaavaLA phaMTAvuM nahIM, mArgamAM AvatA bhASAkIya avarodhanA tarata sUjhe te toDa kADhavA, - eka zabdamAM kahevuM hoya teA kAryasAdhakatA e emanI zailInuM pradhAna lakSaNa che. sIdhA kthanamAM rAcanArI zailI kheDavA chata zrI. maganabhAI citrAtmakatA mATe pakSapAta sevanArA che ane zabdanA lahekA paNa kalame raDavA de che. - bIjuM valaNa te navA zabda nipajAvavAnuM, balake jUnA zabdo - khAsa karIne kriyApado pAsethI pUratuM - ghaNI vAra navIna jAtanuM kAma kaDhAvavAnuM. je amIcaMdAI --, are aMgata svArthAnI saMkucitatA ane tene laIne AcarAtI avaLacaMDAI ApaNA dezane aMdarathI korI khAtI hatI, . (pu. 115)mAM lekhaka amIcaMda uparathI bhAvavAcaka (aMgrejImAM baoNyakaoNTa jevAM vizeSanAme ja bhAvavAcaka banI cUkayAM che) 'amIcaMdAI' zabda yA

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eka jhalaka 119 che eTaluM ja nahIM kayitavyane uThAva ApavA enA avaLacaMDAI' sAthe AMtaraprAsa sAdhe che. citrAtmakatAnA valaNane sphuTa karavA be pAnAM AgaLa (pR. 113)nAM traNa vAkaya utAruM chuM : "bIjI bAju tenA dezamAM lAko kadAca kalAIva vagerenAM AvAM uDa ane avicArI karatUto pasaMda na kare te muzkelI eTale 'kalakattAnI kALI koTaDI'nuM tUta racI, satyanI AMkhamAM dhULa nAMkhIne, keTalAka gerA ustAdAe kAma lIdhuM. Ama aMgrejI rAjyanuM maMgaLAcaraNa zarU thayuM." tUta racavuM, AMkhamAM dhULa nAkhavI, maMgaLAcaraNa zarU thavuM - Adi citrAvalInI madadathI thayitavya pragaTa thavA mathe che. pahelA vAkayamAM 'ka'nA anuprAsamAM jANe 'karatUto ' zabda kheMcAI Avyo na heAya ema bhAse che, paNa saMdarbha jotAM e ceAgRtama zabda che. A 'kanA anuprAsanuM prAbalya hajI zamyuM nathI, bIjA vAkayanA AraMbhe " kalakattAnI kALI koTaDInuM ekAgra bane che ane vadhAremAM 'ta'no anuprAsa jame che. zabdamAM AgalA vAkayanA ' karatUta 'no AMtaraprAsa maLe che ane 'tUta 'nA * U'nuM pachInA vAkAMzarmAnA dhULa ' zabdamAM punarAvartana thAya che. Ama svaravyaMjanasaMkalanAnI saMvAdalIlA sadhAtI cAle che. citrAtmakatAnA viziSTa svaravyaMjanasaMkalanA sAthe anivAryaM saMbaMdha che. tUta "mAM e * uparanAM vAkayomAM aMgreja prajAnI nyAyapriyatAne anyAya thaI na bese enI takedArI che, paNa * gArA ustAdoe 'mAMno bIjo zabda e lekhakanI samakAlIna carcAomAM koI vAra pragaTa thatI saMgrAmapravaNatAnA eka narama namUnA che. zrI. maganabhAInI kriyApadonI pasaMdagI e mane emanI bhASAzailInuM abhyAsa karavA yogya tattva lAge che. koI paNa bhASAnI abhivyaMjanAzaktinA sArA ene AdhAra enAM kriyApadonI samRddhi upara che. zrI. maganabhAInA keTalAMka kriyApadanA upayogA rAnA rAmamona rAyathI gAMdhIlImAMthI noMdhu chuM: 6 A kALa viSenA itihAsane je thatanA nakazA najaramAM nItarI AvyA,...' (pR. 8) *te kALamAM aMgrejI rAjya pUruM jAmIne pachI UThavA lAgyuM. dhULa para lIMpaNanA pApaDo UMcAnIcA thAya tevuM kAMIka thayuM.' (pR. 3) ... . ahIM 'tUta '

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zrI. maganabhAI desAInI vADamayasevA ... aMgrejI rAjya gaThavAyuM temAM ApaNA loko joDAyA. ane temAM pite dezanI gulAmI goThavavAmAM bhAga le che evuM koIne na lAgyuM." (pR. 10) ane harijana, musalamAna tathA rAjA e traNa varga rASTrIya pakSa sAmA ThekavavAmAM AvyA." (pR. 53) tene mana dANa dAbI devAnI vAta hatI ane tethI tenuM A navuM pagaluM pUruM nahatuM UpaDatuM, paNa thaDakAnuM hatuM.'(pR. 55) koMgresane 1930-5 daramiyAna dabAvavA tAkanAra briTiza mutsaddIne.' (pR. 55) Ane ja pariNAme, 1935nA kAyadAnI rUenI cUMTaNImAM koMgresa barobara mArI gaI...' (pR. 56) bhUtakALamAM bhAravAyelI Age." (pR. 101). " jeNe jAhera ekarAra karelo ke huM kAMI vilAyatanA mahArAjAnuM sAmrAjaya kaMkI mAravAne vaDA pradhAna nathI thayo, te ja carcilane ." (pR. 73) chellA dAkhalAmAM "phUMkI mAravAne' e "To Liquidateno anuvAda che. "devALuM phUMkavuM' kahevAya che te uparathI "phUMkI mAravAne' evuM citra- jemAM bALI nAkhavAno khyAla paNa bhaLe che - pragaTAvyuM. " brahmAMDanI vAta samajanAre hiMda deza kevaLa piMDe AvI jAya che, e ApaNI sAmAjika ke sAmudAyika eba che; temAMthI bacIne cAlavuM e ApaNI rASTrIya salAmatIne mATe itihAsanI zIkha che." (pR. 9) - ahIM "kevaLa piMDe AvI jAya che' e navatara prayogathI kathayitavyamAMne Aratane bhAva daDhatara bane che. kriyApadonI kALajIpUrvakanI pasaMdagI ane citrAtmakatAne eka sAthe khyAla Ape e eka phakara joIe paraMtu eka vAta A tabakkAthI jarUra vahetI mukAI che, je prAMta vAMkuM pADI alaga rahevA tAke, te tema karI zake ane rAjAnI bAMdhI mUThI aMgrejo pAse paDI ja che. A rIte pAkistAnanI mAgaNI, bIja tathA dezI rAjAone savAla bane kadAca pahelI vAra A rIte eka rAjakIya dastAvejamAM UtaryA, ema kahevAya, ema kahevAya. aMgreja musaddIoe hiMdanA netAonI sAthe ramavAnI pitAnI bAjI jItavA je "sarano ekko" hato, te Ama bAMyamAMthI bahAra dekhAya ema nIce utAryo." (pR. 76)

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120 eka jhalaka * zrI. maganabhAInA lakhANamAM "zuM kAma', "kema karatAM, kemanuMe prAdezika laDhaNo vAraMvAra AvyA kare che e mArI jema keTalAkane kaThatI haze. (govardhanarAma ane nAnAlAlamAM "kayA ne badale kiyA'ne prayoga mAMDa mane koThe paDavA mAMDyo che.) prAdezika laDhaNo sAcavavAmAM bhASAne lAbha che ane kema karatAM e koIka vAra gyatama prayoga hoI zake che, paNa A jAtanA prayogenuM bAhulya lekhakanI AgavI rIti-laDhaNa (Mannerism). rUpe dhyAna kheMcyA kare evo saMbhava che, e ja mAruM kahevuM che. "leyA karavuM? (pR. 92) ziSTamAnya nathI ane "karelatA' (pR. 61) paNa jarIka kheMceteM. zrI. maganabhAInI vADamayasevA aMge e nedhavA jevuM che ke, emanuM ghaNuMkharuM lekhanakArya zikSaka hovAne kAraNe emaNe karyuM che. 1931mAM vidyApITha svarAja vidyAlayano varga zarU karyo tenA abhyAsakamamAM satyAgrahanI mImAMsA nAmane no viSaya hate. te zIkhavavAnuM bhAge AvatAM emaNe e viSayanuM pustaka taiyAra karyuM, - jene gUjarAta vidyApIThe pachIthI, pote atyAra sudhI ApelI ekamAtra, "pAraMgata' upAdhine pAtra levuM. hiMnI eka vepArarUAhI lakhavAmAM paNa zikSaNakArya nimitta che : "A pustakanI utpatti gujarAta vinayamaMdiranA trIjA dhoraNane itihAsano varga levAnA mArA kAmamAMthI che.' je viSaya zIkhavavAne Ave te aMge pustaka taiyAra na hoya to hArI khAvuM nahIM, zIkhavavAnA prayatnone aMte banI zake to pote ja e taiyAra karavA jeTalI sajajatA keLavavI - evI vADamaya puruSArthanI daSTi A jAtanAM pustaka pAchaLa rahelI che. eka bIjI vastu paNa sAthe sAthe ja nedhavI yogya che. zrI. maganabhAIe asahakAra vakhate kaoNleja choDI tyAre emano abhyAsaviSaya gaNita hato. gaNita e bauddhika sajajatA keLavavAmAM uttama gaNAya che, eno emane lAbha maLyo hoya te. bAkI emaNe sIdhe abhyAsa karavA na maLyo hoya tevA viSayo ajamAvyA che. paNa emAM hamezAM namratA jovA maLe che ane svAdhyAyanI - AtmazikSaNanI vRtti paNa. satyAgrahanI mamatAnA nivedanamAM te pustakamAM karelA yupIya rAjanItizAstra ane samAjazAstranA lekhakonA ullekho vize kahe che: "te zAstramAM mArI pAraMgatatA che ja nahIM. eka sAmAnya abhyAsIne dhoraNe enuM mAruM jJAna gaNAya." najhArAna Adi saMpAdanomAM paNa koI artha besatuM na hoya te tyAM praznArtha mukIne e AgaLa vadhe che. A navI rIta che. sAthe sAthe ja, pite hAtha dharelA viSayamAM barobara praveza meLavI temaya thavAmAM je jahemata uThAvavI joIe,

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ame emanA pahelA kheALAnA...." temAM e pAchI pAnI karatA nathI, te nAtano samAvatI no purUnAM emanAM TipaNa uparathI joI zakAya che. zrI. maganabhAInI vADamayasevAmAMthI sau sAhityasevIo mATe e padArthapATha rahe che ke, niSThA, khaMta ane parizramapUrvaka zabdanI upAsanA karavAmAM Ave, te pacIzI jeTalA samayamAM keTalAM vividha kSetromAM ane keTaluM mahatvapUrNa arpaNa karI zakAya che. byumirataH saMsiTiM mate nakka | "abhinaMdana graMthamAMthI) umAzaMkara jozI ame emanA pahelA kheALAnA ...' mahAvidyAlayanI prathama TukaDInA ame vidyArthIe pitAnI jAtane kaMIka vizeSa mAnatA hatA. enAM kAraNo, ame 1942nI laDatamAM jelamAM gayA hatA, cAlu keLavaNIne tyAga karIne vidyApIThamAM dAkhala thayA hatA, ane svarAjanI sAthe zarU thayelA puNyazleka mahAdevabhAInI pavitra smRtithI saMkaLAyela mahAvidyAlayanA pahelA vidyArthI hovAnuM amAruM gaurava, e haze. kayAreka amArA adhyApakone ame ema kahIne pajavatA paNa kharA. eka divasa amArA suthArI vidyAnA adhyApake amane dhamakI ApI ke, "huM maganabhAIne kahI daIza." meM javAba Apyo, "ame maganabhAInA pahelA kheALAnA lADakA vidyArthI chIe, e samajIne tame temane amArA vize phariyAda karajo" , ane amArA e adhyApake maganabhAIne phariyAda karI dIdhI ane te paNa khAsa karIne mAre aMge ja hovI joIe. kAraNa, maganabhAIe mane ekalAne ja bolAvyo hato. huM kaMIka DaratA Darato emanI oNphisa pAse pahoMcyo; temanI mArA para najara paDe te rIte bAraNA pAse Ubho rahyo. "padhAre," te hasatAM hasatAM bolyA. mAro nAmano bhaya ogaLI gayo. emaNe pUchayuM, "tuM vargamAM tephAna kare che?" "huM ekalo tophAna karate nathI. 50 cho0 paTela paNa..." meM vidyArthIne zobhe tevo bacAva karavA prayAsa karyo. "tuM tephAna kare che e mATe meM tane nathI belAvyo. paNa tuM kahe tema tame badhA pahelA khAvAnA che, te pahelA kheALAnuM chokaruM tophAna kare ke mAne paravaDe; paNa e abhyAsamAM kALajI na rAkhe te nahIM paravaDe. . .

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1rI eka jhalaka ATaluM kahevA ja meM tane bolAvyo che." ATaluM kahetAM temanA caherA upara smita sAthe gAMbhIrya paNa meM joyuM. e pachI meM tephAna nathI karyuM. emane huM nahIM kahuM paNa eTaluM jarUra kahIza ke, e pachI abhyAsa para vizeSa dhyAna meM ApavA mAMDyuM. eka sAMje maganabhAI ane DAhIbA eTalA upara besIne paloMgaDInI pATI khecatAM hatAM. huM ane mAro mitra 50 cho0 paTela tyAMthI pasAra thatA hatA. maganabhAIne jotAM teo amArA AcArya che, evuM haMmeza amane yAda nathI rahetuM. tenuM kAraNa temane amAre viSene prema che. meM pUchayuM, maganabhAI, zuM karo cho?" emaNe javAba Apyo, "AMdhaLAnI gaNatarI karuM chuM." amane kaMI samaja na paDI, eTale hasatAM hasatAM akabara bIrabalanI vArtA kahIne samajAvyuM. emaNe amane ApelI chUTo - vineda karavAnI chUTa -ne ame lAbha levAnuM cukIe nahIM. eka vAra 50 chorue kahyuM, "tamAre hAthe cha AMgaLI che. e te kheDa kahevAya." temaNe javAba Apyo, "are! tamane badhAne kheDa che; eka hAthamAM cha AMgaLI ja joIe - pAMca AMgaLIvALA tame badhA kheDavALA cho." emanI A vinodavRtti vAtacIta uparAMta bhASaNamAM te adbhuta khIle che, ame maganabhAIne hasatAM ane hasAvatA to joyA che. paNa kyAreka teo pote raDe che, ane ApaNane paNa raDAve che. 1948nA phebruArInI bIjI tArIkhe rASTrapitA gAMdhIjInA avasAnajanita zokanA vAtAvaraNamAM maLelI prArthanAsabhAmAM ame vidyArthIo ane vidyApIThamAM vasatAM kuTuMbanAM bhAIbahene bhegAM thayAM hatAM. prArthanA pUrI thaI. maganabhAIe bolavA mAMDayuM, huM Aje traNa divasamAM jeTaluM raDyo chuM, teTaluM mArA bApAnA maraNa vakhate nahoto raDayo," (ane ame badhA paNa dhrusake dhrusake raDayAM. daya yAda AvatAM atyAre paNa raDavuM Ave che) pachI to emane vAkapravAha zekanA badhA avarane potAnA mArgamAMthI khALato vahevA mAMDayo. emaNe 50 bApujInI sAthenA pitAnA jIvananA prasaMgone eka pachI eka varNavavA mAMDayA. chevaTe gaMbhIra thaIne te belyA, "yAda rAkhaje, bApune mAravAne prayAsa ApaNe pahelI vakhata nathI karyo. 1920mAM aspRzyatAnivAraNa AMdolana vakhate pUnAnI eka sabhAmAM ApaNe emanI tarapha khAsaDa pheMkavuM hatuM. paNa te vakhate ApaNI jaDa dhAtiMka bhAvanA upara emaNe vijaya

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bAMdhIyuganA chata keLavaNIkAra 13 meLavyo hato. ApaNe A vakhate gAMDA banyA chIe. e hatyAre to nimitta mAtra che. paNa ApaNe evA nirdoSa mANasane mAryo che ke je pitAnuM me jotI vakhate nIce pharatI kIDI para pANI na paDe tenI kALajI rAkhato hato. eNe te maratAM pahelAM hAtha joDI ApaNA kalyANa mATenI prArthanA karI che. paNa yAda rAkhajo ke A dezanI ekatAnI duzmanAvaTa dUra karIne ja enI samAnA adhikArI ApaNe banI zakIzuM." pU. bApujInA rAjakIya vArasadAra paMDitajI che; AdhyAtmika vArasadAra vinAbAjI che; to 50 bApujInI rASTrIya keLavaNInA koI vArasadAra hoya, te te amArA AcArya pU0 maganabhAI desAI che. abhinaMdana graMthamAMthI). dinakara bhIkhubhAI desAI gAMdhIyuganA jIvaMta keLavaNIkAra (amArA vidyAguru) zrI. maganabhAInuM mAruM sahuthI paheluM smaraNa I0 sa0 1940nuM che. dAdAbhAI navarojI vinayamaMdira, ANaMdamAM huM bhaNato hate. tA. 30mI jana sva0 dAdAbhAInI trevIsamI puNyatithinI ujavaNI hatI. mukhya mahemAna tarIke zrI. maganabhAI desAI padhAryA hatA. samAraMbhanI zarUAtamAM te vakhatanA carotara ejyukezana sesAyaTInA maMtrI ane amArA zikSaka zrI. caMdubhAI rAvajIbhAI paTele "gAMdhIyuganA jIvaMta keLavaNIkAra' tarIke amane temane paricaya karAvyo. A prasaMge mukhya mahemAna zrI. maganabhAI desAIe sva0 dAdAbhAIne kendramAM rAkhIne rAjA rAmamohana rAyathI gAMdhIyuga sudhInA ApaNA aneka bujhurga AgevAne bhaktibhAvapUrvaka saMkIrtana karIne amane preraNA ApI, tyAre temanI pratibhAnuM prathama darzana mane thayuM. A prathama darzane ja emanA prabhAvazALI vyaktitvanI ane vakatavyanI tasavIra mArA hadaya para sacoTa paDI. te pachInA pAMca varasa daramyAna dezamAM aneka banAvo banI gayA. "Izvarane inkAra" mAnanArA vayovRddha vidvAna ane svAtaMtryapremI, kAtikArI samAjasudhAraka sva0 narasiMhabhAI IzvarabhAI paTelanA paNa atyaMta nikaTanA paricayamAM AvavAnuM sadabhAgya mane prApta thayuM hatuM. tA. 27-10-194panA roja 71 varSanI umare temanuM avasAna thayuM. 194panA DisembaranA zikSaNa

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eka jhalaka mane sAhityamAM zrI maganabhAI desAIe sva0 narasihakAkAne aMjali ApI hatI. e aMjali upara te samaye mAre temanI sAthe Izvara, vijJAna, prakRti, AdhyAtmika krAnti ane gUDha sattA para lAMbe patravyavahAra thayo hato. tyAra pachI te vyaktigata jIvana ane rASTrIya jIvananA ghaNA savAlo para temanI sAthe mAre patravyavahAra thayela. badhA patrono javAba teo potAne hAthe premapUrvaka temanA suMdara mareDavALA akSarothI lakhatA. A patro parathI temanI niSThA, kuzAgra buddhi, dIdI daSTi ane vidI svabhAvano mane anubhava thayo ane lAgyuM ke, A puruSamAM satyAgrahI ane kAtikArI svarAja-sevakane AtmA saMtAyela che. i0 sa0 1947nA varasamAM mahAdeva desAI samAjasevA mahAvidyAlaya zarU thayuM. emAM huM vidyArthI tarIke joDAyo. dhIme dhIme amAruM mahAvidyAlayanuM navuM kAmakAja goThavAI gayuM. pahelI TukaDImAM ame nava vidyArthIo hatA. temAM eka bahena hatAM. ame cha vidyArthIo vidyApIThanA chAtrAlayamAM rahetA hatA. tethI maganabhAI desAInuM aMgata dhyAna amArA upara ghaNuM raheluM. AjhAdI pachI vidyApIThanI pravRttio navI rIte goThavavAnI vicAraNA cAlatI hatI. zrI. maganabhAI desAInA telAM vyAkhyAne ane temanI jIvana jIvavAnI rItathI huM prabhAvita thayA. temanA kuTuMbamAM temanI sAthe pUro vakhata rahIne abhyAsa karavAnI meM rajA mAgI. temaNe mane kahyuM, chAtrAlaya e mAruM kuTuMba che. mAre ghera mArI sAthe rahIne tame je sAdhavA cAho che, te chAtrAlayamAM rahIne paNa mAre pUro kasa kADhIne sAdhI zako cho. huM paNa kasa kADhe tevA vidyArthIonI zodhamAM ja chuM. ApaNe sau saMskAra sabaMdhe eka parivAranA ja chIe. gAMdhIjI ApaNA kulapati che eTaluM yAda rAkhIne cAlajo." eka divasa amane vidyArthIone vicAra AvyuM ke, karI. maganabhAI desAI pAse gItAnuM zikSaNa levuM joIe. ane emanI pAse pahoMcyA. amArI mAgaNI temaNe kabUla rAkhI. roja savAranA 6 thI 7 niyamita vargo calAvIne gItA samajAvI. gItAnA temaNe je vargo lIdhA, te uparathI temanI AdhyAtmika sAdhanAne ane yoga ane upaniSado uparanA temanA prabhutva accho khyAla Avyo. gItA uparanAM temanAM vyAkhyAne ame sAMbhaLatA, tyAre arvAcIna yuganA bhASyakAra tarIke temanAM darzana thatAM.

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gAMdhIyuganA jIvata keLavaNIkAra 125 zrI. maganabhAI desAI mArA vidyAguru che. jIvanamAM mane ghaNA sArA zikSako maLyA, emAM mArA hRdayamAM sarvocca sthAna zrI. maganabhAI desAInuM che. amArI yogyatA anusAra teozrIe aneka viSayanuM jAte tema ja adhikArI adhyApako dvArA jIvaMta zikSaNa ApyuM. aneka prakAranAM kAryo karavAnI kuzaLatA, cokasAI ane jhINavaTanI prApti mane temanI pAsethI ja thaI che. Aje paNa jyAre temanI pAse jAuM chuM tyAre teozrI potAnA ati gaMbhIra, adhyayana ciMtana ane jIvanamAMthI jaDelI anuvapUrNa vAte vinAda sAthe kare che, jethI navuM jJAna ane phuraNA jAge che. meM zrI, maganabhAI desAIne satata adhyayanaparAyaNa ane kAryamagna ja joyA che. gAMdhIjIe dakSiNa AphrikAthI svadeza padhArIne hiMdustAnamAM potAno pahelo Azrama amadAvAda pAsenA kocaraba gAmamAM eka makAna bhADe rAkhI zarU karyo hato ane tene "satyAgraha Azrama" evuM nAma ApyuM hatuM. I0 sa0 1917mAM zrI. maganabhAI maeNTrikanI parIkSA ApavA amadAvAdamAM AvyA, tyAre A kocaraba AzramanI tapAsa temaNe karI hatI. paraMtu temane te vakhate jaDe nahIM. kocaraba AzramanuM A makAna jemAM gAMdhIjIe potAnA tapasvI jIvananAM yAdagAra varase gALyAM hatAM ane jyAMthI sanya, ahiMsA, ane premane saMdezo vahevaDAvyo hato, tevA A makAnane rASTrapitAnA prathama satyAgraha AzramanA smAraka tarIke saMbhALavAnuM tA. 1lI eprila 1956thI muMbaI sarakAre gUjarAta vidyApIThane soMpyuM che. Azrama taraphathI gAMdhIjIne priya ane teo jenI himAyata karatA hatA tevI keTalIka pravRttio calAvavAmAM Ave che. AzramanI A badhI pravRttionuM saMcAlana maganabhAInI doravaNI heThaLa saMbhALavAnuM mane seMpavAmAM AvyuM che. AzramapravRtti vadhI tema navAM makAna bAMdhavAnI jarUra paDI. plAna, esTimeTa mujaba makAno bAMdhavAnuM kAma zarU karavAmAM AvyuM. myujhiyamanA makAnanuM bAMdhakAma pAyA barAbara Ave tyAM te myunisipala korporezananI vAMdhapADatI noTisa AvI. myu0 kaoNrporezananI sarakheja roDa pahoLo karavAnI yojanA hatI. AzramanA mukhya makAnanA AgaLanA bhAganI dasa phUTa jamIna kapAtI hatI. A savAla maganabhAIe pitAnuM dila kapAtuM hoya eTalI utsukatAthI hAthamAM lIdho. eka kuzaLa ane bAhoza vakIlanI mAphaka paddhatisara

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eka jhalaka AkhI vAta sarakAra ane kaoNrporezana AgaLa 2ja karI ane khAtarI karAvI ApI ke, AzramanI hada kApavI te barAbara nathI. kaoNrporezane vAMdho pAcho kheMcI lIdho ane pariNAme AzramanI mULa hada kAyama rahI. kocaraba AzramanI uttara tarapha eka khulanuM medAna che jyAM Aje gAMdhIkuMja hAusiMga sosAyaTI banI che. dezaparadezanA ghaNA mulAkAtIo ane mitro A medAna meLavI levA mATe amane salAha ApatA hatA. huM lobhamAM paDyo ane meM tene mATe tajavIja zarU karI. mane eka divasa maganabhAIe pAse besADIne kahyuM, "juo putra cho, ApaNe e vastu barAbara samajI levI joIe ke, A smAraka, bahArathI cAhe eTaluM nAnuM dekhAtuM hoya paNa te Aje jenI hayAtI nathI te pU. bApunA satyAgraha AzramanI kalpanAne mUrta kare che. e rIte AzramanA AdarzanuM e jagadUvyApI smAraka che. pU0 bApu jenI himAyata karatA hatA tevI pravRttio ApaNe vadhu ne vadhu ahIM vikasAvavI joIe ane khAlI AzramanI milakata vadhAravAnA lobhamAM ApaNe nahIM paDavuM joIe." kocaraba AzramanI sIdhI javAbadArI vidyApIThe saMbhALyA pachI tene vikasAvavA emaNe bhAre prayatna karyA che. gAMdhIjInI daSTie vicAra karIne teo AzramanuM kAma pitAnI svataMtra daSTithI goThave che. amadAvAdamAM hoya tyAre khAsa vakhata kADhIne paNa AzramanA unsa ane bIjA kAryakramomAM bhAga lIdhA sivAya rahetA nathI. jyAM AgaLa rASTrapitA mahAtmA gAMdhIjIe pitAnA mahAna yajJane mATe jamIna kheDI hatI tathA jyAM AgaLathI hiMdane mATe temane cAsamAMthI kAMtikArI pharajaMdonI prApti thaI, te AzramanuM zrI. maganabhAI dhyeyaniSThAthI saMcAlana kare che. temane niSThAvAna, pavitra ane sevAmaya jIvana saune sadAya preraNA ApatuM rahA, abhinaMdana graMtha'mAMthI) putra che. paTela

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mIThAM saMbhAraNuM eka prasaMga che zrI. maganabhAInA majAkI svabhAvane. mane phUlane khUba ja zekha. sAmAnya rIte mArA mAthAmAM te beselAM ja hoya. eka divasa kahe che, "are! A jhADa upara te kaMI navAM navAM phUla Uge che ne! mane phUla toDavAnI chUTa che ke?' ema kahIne emaNe te phula levA mATe hAtha lAMbo karyo; paNa kAMI phUbabula hAtha lAgyuM nahIM. eTale kahe che ke, A te khasatuM jhADa che. kUla levAnI nA pADe che.' Ama, jevA sAthe tevA thaIne vAto karavA ja mAMDe. eTale ja bhale maganabhAI moTA hovA chatAM amane amArAmAMnA eka lAgatA. te pahelAM ema lAgatuM ke, vaLI AvA moTA mANasa te ApaNI sAthe bolatA haze? ApaNA jevAM te keTalAMya maLe emAM ApaNe zuM visAtamAM. paNa nA. emane mana te pitAne svabhAva nAnA sAthe nAnAne ane moTA sAthe moTAne Aja paryata rahyo che. bhale ne vAIsa-cAnselara thayA, chatAM rastAmAM moTaramAM jatA hoya, te UbhI rAkhIne paNa besADI le. abhinaMdana graMthamAMthI) tArAbahena IzvarabhAI amIna amAruM ahobhAgya gUjarAta vidyApIThamAM zikSaNa levAnuM mane maLyuM, tene mArA jIvananuM ahobhAgya samajuM chuM. Io sa0 1947mAM sva0 mahAdevabhAI desAInA smaraNArthe vidyApIThamAM zrI. mahAdeva desAI samAjasevA mahAvidyAlayanuM kAma tA. 28-6-47 thI zrI morArajIbhAI desAInA zubha hasate zarU karavAmAM AvyuM. tyAre bahenene chAtrAlayamAM rahIne abhyAsa karavAnI sagavaDa na hatI. 1947nA juna mAsathI eka vidyArthinIthI, AcArya kRpalAnIjI je gharamAM rahetA hatA temAM, kanyA chAtrAlaya zarU thayuM. A kanyA chAtrAlaya zrI maganabhAI ane zrI. DAhIbahenanI preraNA, hUMpha ane mArgadarzanathI vikasatuM gayuM che. I. sa. 1950mAM kanyA chAtrAlaya mATe suMdara sagavaDavALuM je navuM makAna rU. 36,353nA kharce bAMdhavAmAM AvyuM, temAM eka kuzaLa ijaneranI 120

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128 eka jhalaka mAphaka zrI. maganabhAIe salAha-sUcanA ApI hatI. have te A makAna paNa nAnuM paDe che; eTale tenA upara rU. 25,000nA kharce eka mALa karavAnuM paNa vicArAya che. A navA makAnanI bAjumAM zrI. maganabhAI hAla rahe che. zrI. DAhIbahena pitAnI dIkarIonI mAphaka premathI amArI kALajI rAkhatAM hatAM. kaMIka navIna cIja banAve te tarata ja amane belAve athavA amArI oraDImAM pahoMcADe. saMsthAmAM utsava hoya ane amane kaMI muzkelI paDe ke sUjha na paDe, te zrI. DAhIbahena kaheze, "phikara karazo nahIM, huM saMbhALI laIza." amArA mahemAna hoya, tyAre amArA rasoDAmAM kaMI vadhyuM nahIM hoya ema mAnIne zrI. DAhIbahena mahemAnane temane ghera laI jAya. bahene mAMdI paDI hoya te zrI. DAhIbahene jANyuM, eTale tarata AvIne davA tathA jarUrI khAvAnuM ApI jAya, hAthapaga dabAve, pitAM mUke ane jAtajAtanA upacAra kare. amArAmAMthI nApAsa thatI keTalIka bahene temanI pAse jaI raDatI paNa kharI. zaheramAMthI bhaNavA AvatI bahena bapore temane tyAM hakathI nAsto karI AvatI ane kare che. vidyAlayamAM rajAo hoya tethI chAtrAlaya baMdha hoya ema bane; paNa DAhIbahenanuM ghara hamezAM khulluM ja. e bahAra jAya teya temanA gharamAM pravezavAnI badhAne chUTa; temanuM jIvana khAnagI che ja nahIM. baporanA bAra vAgyA hoya ke rAta hoya, padavIdAna samAraMbha hoya ke snAtaka saMmelana hoya - game te hoya - temanuM ghara haMmezAM khuda6. zarUAtanAM varamAM kanyA chAtrAlayamAM gRhamAtA nahotA. nAnAmoTA aneka prazno UbhA thAya. zrI. maganabhAIne mAthe kAmano bojo ghaNo rahe. paNa mahatvanAM keTalAMya kAma choDIne amArI sAthe vigatathI vAta kare. vAtane sAra tarata pakaDI le ane nirNaya tathA salAha Ape. mahilAzrama-vardhAnA saMcAlanamA anubhavane lIdhe bahenonA praznone ukela zodhavo temane mATe tadana saraLa thaI gayuM che. amArA jIvananA ghaDatara mATe svecchAe keTalAka niyamo amane paLAvatA chatAMya tene bhAra amArA para lAgavA de nahIM. amane pUrepUrI chUTa ane meLAza ApelI, paNa kaDaka zisateya paLAvatA. game tevI bhUla thaI hoya te paNa sudharavAno kola ApIe te mAphI bakSIne kaMI ja banyuM na hoya te rIte varte. paraMtu jo chetaravAno prayatna thate, te saMsthAnA ane amArA hitamAM kaDaka pagalAM paNa letA. ane tenI yogyatA amAre gaLe paNa utAratA ane amArA vAlIone paNa pagalAMnI jarUriyAta

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amAruM ahobhAgya ane tenI bhUmikA samajAvatA. temAM game teTale samaya jAya tenI teo paravA karatA nahI. keLavaNInI dRSTie zrI. maganabhAIe sahazikSaNane saphaLa prayoga satata jAgRtipUrvaka karyo che. temAM temaNe amane svataMtratA ane surakSitatA arpe che. vidyApIThanA kanyA chAtrAlayamAM keTalAka navA sArA cIlA paDayA che, je ApaNI chAtrAlaya-jIvananI ane zikSaNanI vikAsa pravRttimAM upayogI nIvaDaze. A rIte je navA sudhArA dAkhala thayA che, temAM nIcenA gaNAvI zakAya : 1. kanyA chAtrAlayamAM saMpUrNa svataMtratA chatAM pavitra vAtAvaraNa rAkhavAne satata prayatna thAya che. 2. chAtrAlaya e vIzI, laoNja ke dharmazALA maTIne keLavaNInI saMsthA thAya ane chAtranuM cAritra ghaDAya te rIte tene vikasAvavAno prayatna thAya che. 3. chAtrAlayamAM prArthanA, vyAyAma, saphAI, utsavo, saMgIta, svAvalAMbI raDuM, hastalikhita, carcAsabhA, vyAkhyAna, suzobhana-harIphAI, vidyArthIsvarAja, vidyArthI-sahAyaka maMDaLa jevI pravRttio che. 4. chAtrAlayamAM vinayamaMdiranI nAnI bahene rahetI thaI che. 5. chAtrAlaya-jIvana prajAnA pratyakSa jIvanane anurUpa thatuM jAya che. 6. saMsthA vAlIo sAthe vadhAre ne vadhAre saMsarga sAdhatI rahe che. Ama vidyApIThamAM nAnAMmoTAM badhAM kAmomAM, badhAM kuTuMbomAM, chAtrAlayamAM, kAryakartAomAM zrI. maganabhAI ane zrI DAhIbahena otapreta che ja. koI divasa e yAda nathI Avate ke zrI. maganabhAI ane DAhIbahena amadAvAdamAM hoya ane amArA chAtrAlayamAM paga mUkyo nahIM hoya. mArI oraDImAMthI temane hIMcako dekhAya. moTA bhAganI temanI mulAkAta ane lekhana pravRtti hIMcakA uparathI ja cAle. temanA halanacalanamAM ane besavA UThavAmAM eka prakAranuM bAdazAhIpaNuM che. haMmezAM UMce mastaka rAkhIne besavAnI ane unnata kAryo karavAnI temanI Teva che. koI paNa maMDaLamAM teo beThA hoya to svAbhAvika rIte badhA emanI AsapAsa ja vIMTaLAya che. amArI oraDImAM tophAna masatI karatAM hoIe ke rAtre moDA sudhI vAMcatAM hoIe te temanA hIMcakA parathI te bAdazAhanI jema vinoda karatA hukama kare ke jeno inkAra karavAnI amArI magadUra na hatI. temanI zAMta, tejasvI ane cakora AMkhe amane pakaDI letI. e0 - 9

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eka jhalaka ' temanA aMtaramAM vividha prakAranI apAra zaktino saMcaya che ane hAla 60 varasanI uMmare paNa puruSArtha karIne navI navI zakti te khIlavatA jAya che, ane sevA vAparatA jAya che. zrI. DAhIbahena eka saraLa, AdarzabhUta Arya strI tarIke amArA hRdayamAM sthAna pAmyAM che. temaNe zrI. maganabhAInA anusaraNamAM ja pitAnuM jIvana sArthaka mAnyuM che. Arya strInA prAcIna ane arvAcIna AdarzanI UjaLI bAju zrI. DAhIbahena amane batAvIne haMmezA preraNA Ape che. Ama zrI. maganabhAI ane zrI. DAhIbahenanI zILI chAyA nIce amane je jIvanaghaDataranA mahAmUlA pATha maLyA che, tene ame amAruM * ahobhAgya mAnIe chIe. prabhu teone dIrdhAyu bakSo. abhinaMdana graMthamAMthI) kamubahena putra che. paTela zrI. maganabhAI desAI - eka patrakAra zrI. maganabhAI desAI gAMdhIjInI paraMparAmAM ghaDAyelA saphaLa patrakAra che e vAta jhina tema ja rikSA ane sAhitya (hAlanuM navanIvana)nA temanA lAMbA gALAnA saMpAdanathI sAbita thAya che. gAMdhIjI Adarza patrakAra hatA ane patrakAratvanA Adarzane temaNe navanIvana, caM phanDiyA ane rikana patro dvArA amalamAM mUkyo hato. e Adarzane vahevAramAM amala karatAM temaNe patrakAranI je paraMparA UbhI karI, temAM zrI. mahAdevabhAI desAI, zrI kizoralAla mazarUvALA, zrI. svAmI AnaMda, zrI. pyArelAla, zrI. kAkA kAlelakara, zrI haribhAu upAdhyAya, zrI caMdrazaMkara zukala vagerenI sAthe zrI. maganabhAI desAI paNa che. patrakAra tarIkenI zrI. maganabhAInI kArakirdI rikana patro, rikSA ane sAhitya (hAlanuM mAnavana) ane hojanIvana e traNa patra sAthe mukhyatve rAMkaLAyelI che. uparAMta avAranavAra temaNe potAnA prasaMgopAtta lekhethI rASTra-ghaDataranA aneka savAlone aMge prajAmata keLavyo che. 1919nI sAlamAM zrI. indulAla yAjJika navajIvana ane satya nAme mAsika calAvatA hatA. gAMdhIjIe tene ja navanIvana nAma ApI aThavADika banAvyuM ane tenuM taMtra paNa saMbhALI lIdhuM. te varSanA sarakArI ahevAlamAM

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zrI. maganabhAI desAI- eka patrakAra 131 jaNAvyA pramANe, gujarAtI bhASAmAM pragaTa thatAM patramAM navajIvana no phelAvo vadhumAM vadhu 8,000 nakalo hato. eka ja varSamAM teNe meLavelI cAhanA ane tenI pragatino tAga meLavavA mATe bIjA ja varSamAM sarakArI ahevAlano AMkaDo paNa jANavA jevo che. bIjA varSanA ahevAlamAM jaNAvyA pramANe navIna no phelA 20,000 nakalono hato! svarAjayanI laData e kALamAM satya, ahiMsA, svadezI ane ekatAne saMdeza phelAvI, prajAjIvanamAM palaTo ANavAnuM kAma navanavane 1932 sudhI karyuM. 1932mAM navanavana baMdha thavuM, ane thoDA vakhatamAM teNe nirnavaMdhunA nAme nava janma lIdho. 1951 nI trIjI mArcathI zrI. maganabhAI desAIe darijhanavaMdhu nA sahamaMtrI tarIke kAma karavA mAMDayuM. sva0 zrI. kizoralAla mazarUvALA te kALe harinane patronA taMtrI hatA. sva0 zrI. kizoralAlabhAInA avasAna bAda harina patronI javAbadArI saheje zrI. maganabhAI desAIne mAthe AvI. e rIte 20mI sapTembara 195ra nA divase teo Turijhana patronA taMtrI banyA. prajAjIvananA dareka pAsAne sparzatAM lakhANa dvArA, temaNe gAMdhIjIe 1919mAM zarU karela svarAjaya ane navarAnirmANanI yAtrAne cAra varSa jeTalA samaya mATe sIdhuM mArgadarzana ApyuM. svarAjya mATe zarU thayelA patro navarASTra-ghaDatarane mATe paNa banatuM badhuM karyuM. Arthika beTa khamIne patro calAvavAnI nirarthakatAno gAMdhIjIne abhiprAya khyAlamAM rAkhI, navajIvana TrasTa zrI. maganabhAInI saMmatithI 1956 mAM harinana patronuM prakAzana sameTI lIdhuM, tyAM sudhI zrI. maganabhAI desAI tenA taMtrI rahyA ( patrakAra tarIke zrI. maganabhAI sIdhI rIte joDAyA hoya tevuM bIjuM patra te vijJAna ane sAhitya. zrI. jugatarAma dave, zrI. gepALadAsa paTela, zrI. nagInadAsa pArekha, zrI. maNibhAI desAI, zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane zrI. jIvaNajI desAI (vya0) - ema cha jaNAnA saMpAdaka maMDaLanA nAmathI 1939nA oNkaTobaramAM rikSA ane sAhitya mAsika zarU thayuM. 1947mAM zrI. nagInadAsa pArekhane sthAne zrI. ThAkorabhAI desAI saMpAdaka maMDaLamAM joDAyA. cha saMpAdakonA nAme pragaTa thatA rikSA ane sAhitya nA taMtrI tarIkenI sIpI javAbadArI prathamathI zrI. maganabhAI desAIne zire rahI hatI. rikSA

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eka jhalaka ane sAhityano janma navajIvana (sAptAhika) nI pUrti tarIke 1921 mAM thayelo ane pAchaLathI 1939mAM teNe svataMtra mAsikanuM sthAna lIdheluM hovAthI tene AtmA e navaLIvana no ja AtmA hato ema kahI zakAya. navanIvana ane harikana patro baMdha thayA pachI ane zarUAtathI Aja sudhI zrI. maganabhAI desAIe zikSaNa ane sAhitya mAraphata gujarAtamAM zikSaNa, sAhitya, ane rASTraghaDatara mATe sevA karI che. 1957nA phebruArIthI rikSA ane sAhitya mAsika navajhIvana nAme zrI. maganabhAI desAInA taMtrIpade prasiddha thAya che. harinane ane navajIvana uparAMta DhovAnIvana nAmanA samAja zikSaNa mATenA pakhavADika patra sAthe paNa zrI. maganabhAI saMkaLAyelA che. abhinaMdana graMthamAMthI] jitendra ThAkorabhAI desAI noMdha : vidyApIThamAMthI chUTA thayA bAda "satyAgraha" patra aMtima paLo sudhI calAvyuM. patrakAra tarIke temaNe ApelI aMjalinI thoDIka prasAdI have pachI vAcaka joI zakaze. rASTrapitAnuM nirvANa dharmarAja yudhiSThara peThe bApu kharekhara ajAtazatru hatA. paNa Aje kaI pUchaze, temane khUnI (ane te hiMdI ja nahi hiMdu ane brAhmaNI) pAkyo toya e sAcuM? hA. dharmarAjane paNa kauravoe zatru ja gaNelA ne? prema ane dayA- mUrti Izu khristane paNa zatru gaNanArA pAkyA hatA ne? kAMI paNa sattA ke garva che Aveza nahi dhAranAra evA eka sAdA sIdhA sAmAnya jana sokreTIsane paNa tenA dezajanoe jheranI ja bheTa chevaTe ApI hatI ne? chatAM te badhA ajA zatru na hatA ema mAnavAne mana sApha nA pADe che. ajAtazatruno artha barobara samajavo joIe, eTaluM ja. AvAonI zatrutA lakamAM jAge che. te mArA tamArA jevAnI bAbatamAM bane che evI rItanI nathI hotI. emAM evA puruSonA koI bhUla ke sAMkaDA svArtha ke dunyavI paNAne aMza kAraNa nathI banato. sAma mANasa zatA rAkhe enA pratikAramAM ke enA avaza ke acUka pratyAghAtarUpe sAmI zatrutA-kaTutA-dveSa jhera vagere jAge che, e duniyAmAM sAmAnya zatrutAno kAyado che. paraMtu e kAyade AvA lokonI zatrutA AgaLa khoTo paDe che, ane

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rASTrapitAnuM nivANa emAM emanI lokottara vilakSaNatA che; e arthamAM e ajAtazatru che, kema ke emanAmAM sAmethI zatrubhAva janmI zakato nathI. kevaLa dayAsvarUpa prabhunI peThe teo jAgrata rUpe ane sadAkALa dayA, karuNA, nyAya ane satya ja jue che, jANe che, ane vartavA maLe che. bAkI emaneya duzmana te heya che. paraMtu te sAmethI duzamana nathI banatA. A saMbaMdha vicAratAM bhagavAna IzunuM peluM vAkatha yAda Ave che - (teno sAra A kahuM chuM :) "jo mAnatA ke huM A lokamAM tame samajo cho evI zAMti laIne Avyo chuM. huM to dharmanI talavAra laIne avataryo chuM. ethI karIne bhAI bhAI, bApa-beTo, pati-patnI - sau vacce bakheDA jAgaze. Izu jevA lokottara badhA ja puruSone A vAkya lAgu paDe che. koI sAruM kaho ke naThAruM, nido ke stavana kare, mAne ke na mAne, tevA loko amuka kArya karyo ja jAya che. e koI gebI avAja sAMbhaLatA hoya che ane enA nAdamAM cAle che. emAM rAgadveSa, zAmitra, i0 jevAM drono savAla nathI hoto. teo basa je lAge che te kare ja che - emAM koI bIjAnuM sAMbhaLatA nathI. kAraNa ke, potAnA belIne nAda maLyA pachI bIjA kenuM te sAMbhaLe? zuM kAma sAMbhaLe? are, bIjuM A jagamAM che zuM ke je emane saMbhaLAvI zake?-- jene e sAMbhaLavA mATe dhAre te sAMbhaLI zake? A avAjane ja bApu aMtarnAda, aMtarAtmAno avAja, Izvarano kola kahetA. e paNa evo kela laIne AvelA mANasa hatA. evAM mANasanA mAnasane mATe arvAcIna mAnasazAe eka zabda yojyo che - "krAIsTa koplekasa' - (kurabAna-gathI). evA avAjane vaphAdAra rahevA mATe kurabAna paNa thaI javAnI UMDI tamannA teone hoya che. "kareMge yA mareMge" emanuM jIvanasUtra hoya che. kharuM jotAM A guNa manuSyamAtrAmAM hoya che : pegaMbaromAM te parama mAtrAe pahece che eTaluM ja. eTale sudhI ke, manuSyo temane deva ja banAvI daI temanI alaga jAta ja karI de che. ethI ja AinsTIne bApune vAste kahyuM hatuM peDhIe bAda lokone ema mAnavuM paNa muzkela paDaze ke, gAMdhI je mANasa kharekhara A bhUmi para vicarato hate." kadAca Ane koI sAcuM na mAne to te pUrvanA pegaMbaro, saMta mahAtmAo vizenA pitAnA khyAla yAda kare. duniyA karatAnI daMtakathA ke divyakathA ja karI mUke che. ane pachI e ja daMtakathAnI na divyakathAnI gUDhatAmAM samAjane gUMgaLAvI mAre che.

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eka jhalaka AinsTIna kahe che tenAthI UlaTuM paNa vicAravA jevuM che:-- peDhIo upara thaI gayelA AvA puruSA kharekhara ApaNA jevA mANasa hatA, ema gAMdhIjIne joIne ApaNe emanA samakAlIne nathI samajyA? bApue potAnA jIvanathI ApaNane pUrvanA avatAro ke pegaMbaranAM jIvana ane itihAsa samajavAmAM ane gUDhatAmAM DhaMkAI gayelI tenI hakIkato pakaDavAmAM madada nathI karI? lekottara jIvana ane kAryane leAkeAttaratA vaDe ja samajI zakAya che. bApue lAkottaratA ApaNe emanAM samakAlInAne ApI; tethI ja ApaNe UMcAM caDayAM. e mahApuruSe mATImAMthI mAnavI ghaDavAM, gulAmImAMthI AjhAdI janmAvI, apamAnamAMthI svamAna zIkhavyuM, nirvIrya niSkriya krodhamAMthI satyAgrahI kharatAne caTako lagADayo, rIMcha vAnara jevAM nabaLAM vATe rAvaNa jevA sAmrAjyane mAta karyuM, - A badhAnA marmA paNa e lokottara padArtha-pATha ApaNe joyo temAM saMtAyelA che. dharma, zrAddhA, sadAcAra, sAdhutA, satyaniSThA i saMtavibhUtine kevaLa dUrathI darzana ane saMkIrtana yAgya mAnanArane temaNe dekhADayuM ke, te AcarI zakAya che ane temAMthI icchita aihika phaLa paNa maLe che. 124 A vastu bApunuM yugakArya che. AvA yugakAryane janmAvavAnI prakriyA leAkajIvanamAM sadAya cAle che; tethI ja A leAka rahevA jevA bane che ane sadAkALa Take che. jagatanA sanAtana itihAsane A kAyado ja che. ene ja gItAkAre IzvaranA 'divya janma ane divya karma' (4-9) kahyAM che ane jaNAvyuM che ke, enuM tatva pAmanAra mANasa A bhavasAgara tarI jAya che. bApujIe, ApaNA yugamAM karyuM divya kArya karavAnuM che ane tene zI rIte janmAvavuM, e khALIne ApaNA dezane ApyuM. saiAMnI gulAmIthI hiMdIonuM jIvana dharma, artha I0 badhAM kSetromAM UtarI gayuM hatuM. te vagara gulAmI Take paNa zI rIte? eTale ema paDeluM jIvana jo pAchuM UThe, to ja gulAmI nAbUda thAya. eka peDhImAM bApue e jIvana uThAvyuM. tethI hiMdamAM evI sthiti janmI ke gulAmI rahI na zake. enI rIta e hatI ke, zatrutAne sAdhutAthI paDakAravI, TiLaka mahArAja ane bApu vacce jo meATo pharaka hoya te A vAtanA hatA. gAMdhIjI rATa prati satyane jIvanamaMtra mAnanArA hatA. ema kaheA ke, e pravartAvavA e jIvyA; ane have kahI zakAya ke, tene khAtara zahIda thayA. AvA ugra prayatna chatAM 'rAjakAraNamAM sAdhutA na cAle ' e mAnyatA eka yA bIje

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gAMdhI-sAhityanA svAdhyAya karA 135 rUpe cAlu ja rahI; ane chevaTanuM gAMdhIjInuM balidAna emanI A satyAgrahapaddhatine khAtaranuM balidAna gaNAvuM joIe. duzmana sAme duzmanAvaTathI vartavAthI sArAMze duzmanAvaTa ja vadhaze ane koI kALe zAMti nahi janmI zake, e sanAtana tattva para madAra bAMdhI, te atyAranA ApaNA dezanA du:khayugamAMthI paNa mArga zodhI ApavA mAgatA hatA. e rIta kAMI navI nahAtI; e ja rIte kAma karIne te vartatA AvyA hatA; ane emane siddha karavuM hatuM ke, e ja rIta A navI paristhitimAM paNa kAma deze. emanI kurabAnI Ane lekhe hatI. bhUtamAtranA te ane TA hatA, mitra hatA, karuNAmaya hatA. 'nivApAMjali 'mAMthI] maganabhAI desAI gAMdhI-sAhityanA svAdhyAya karo Aje gAMdhIjIne najare jonArI ane temanI sAthe kAMI ne kAMI kAma karyAnA lahAvA mANanArI peDhI kALadharmane vaza thatI jAya che. navI peDhI evI che ke teNe emane joyA nathI. te pachI rASTra mATe AdarelA temanA kAmamAM bhAga levAnI te! vAta ja kayAM rahI? are! emanA A kAmanA itihAsanI rUparekhA ane tenA muddAo paNa teo jANatA nathI. A vastu eka bharthaMkara zUnyatA jevI gaNAya. temAM pachI je kAMI ADuMavaLuM bharAya te bharAya che. A vastu saMskRtinI dRSTie khUba ciMtAjanaka che. 51 te pachI upAya zo? sAhitya kAMIka karI zake. AvI peDhIe have gAMdhIjI ane temanA jIvanakArya tathA philasUphI aMge sAMbhaLavuM ke vAMcavuM rahyuM. A kAma sArI peThe thavuM joIe. zALA-mahAzALAmAM tathA prauDhomAM badhe e cAlavuM joIe. leAkaruci mujaba bhAta bhAtanI rItithI te thavuM joIe." 29-7-58 'pravezikA 'mAMthI] -maganabhAI desAI

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bhAratanA zirachatra [saradAra sAheba] tA. 15-12-10nA roja savAre 9 upara 37 miniTe saradArazrI vallabhabhAI paTele muMbaImAM deha choDI. doDha ja mahinA para dezabharamAM temanI 76mI varasagAMTha UjavAI; gujarAte te prasaMge mahatsava mANyo. game tevI DhIlI tabiyata chatAM, te kAraNe saradAre saune maLavAne lAbha ja na karyo ne AvyA. ane sAruM thayuM ke AvyA. gujarAtane temanAM darzana thayAM; jatA pahelAM pite paNa AMkha bharIne potAnI mULa karmabhUmi ane tyAMnA pitAnA badhA janA sAthIone joI zakayA. sthApanAthI mAMDIne Aja sudhI ekadhAro rasa laI je saMsthAonuM saMvardhana ane pragati sAdhavA satata mathyA, tevI navajIvana ane vidyApITha saMsthAonA utsava UjavyA. gAMdhIjInI preraNAthI navajIvana TrasTe varasethI manamAM sevele saMkalpa pUro karyo; ane kulapati tarIke vidyApIThane padavIdAna samAraMbha zarU karatA gayA ane tenuM kAmakAja joI jANIne saMtoSa meLavyo. A badhuM emane mATe, zAMtithI javAnI taiyArImAM prabhue saMkeluM hatuM, e tyAre kone khabara hatI? emane pitAne UMDe UMDe ema hatuM kharuM ke, pharI na paNa maLIe; eTale e te manamAM saunI vidAya laIne ja amadAvAdathI gayA tyAre gayA haze. gujarAtanI "phulapAMkhaDI' svIkArIne amadAvAdathI dilahI gayA, tyAre temane manamAM ema hatuM kharuM ke, hajI gujarAtanA bIjA bhAgamAM javAnuM bAkI che, te pharI jAnevArImAM pUruM karIza. ema be hapate gujarAtanAM sau bhAIbahene ane kAryakartAone maLavAne khyAla hato. paraMtu dilahI gayA pachI tabiyate pAcho Uthalo khAdho; ane temane muMbaI ANavAmAM AvyA. AvIne be divasa to ghaNuM sAruM lAgyuM. saune thayuM ke, muMbaInI havA have ThIka sudhAro karI Apaze. paNa e to olavAtA dIvAno chello jhabakAre ja hato; guruvAre rAta pachI tabiyata kathaLI ane zukravAre savAre deha chUTI gaye.

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bhAratanA zirachatra dezane mATe A ociMtI khabara hatI. mAMdA hatA, paNa ATalI jaladI lIlA saMkelAze, ema nahotuM lAgatuM. tenI khabara maLatAM deza DaghAI gayo. 1947thI dezanuM je ghaDatara thaI rahyuM hatuM, tene mATe staMbha tUTI paDyo; gujarAtanuM ane dezanuM zirachatra gayuM; gujarAtamAM 1915 thI zarU thaze eka yuga Athame, ane navA yuganI mathAmaNa zarU thaI. I. sa. 1915mAM gAMdhIjI dezamAM padhAryA, tyAre saradArane amadAvAdamAM goThavAye traNa varasa thavA AvyAM hatAM. ghaNA vakIlo karatA AvyA che ema te gujarAta kalabamAM pitAne phAjala vakhata ToLaTappA ane pattAM-TIcaNImAM gALatA. paNa emanA hRdhayamAM UMDI Aga hatI. te TiLaka mahArAjanA bhakta hatA. svarAja mATe baLabaLatA dezabhakta hatA. paNa karavuM zuM? trAsavAdIne raste jatAM zuM vaLe? ane bela bola karavAthI ke tIkhA tIkhA TharAva karavAmAtrathI paNa zuM vaLe? e badhAnI vyarthatA sApha jaNAtI hatI. te pachI rasto che? pahelethI je ochAbolA ane jhAjhA-karavaiyA hatA. kevaLa zabdonA bakhALA kADhavA ne te rIte aMtaranI AganI baLatarA kADhavI, e emane mArga nahote. dezanA sevakomAMthI gAMdhIjImAM emaNe pahelavaheluM e daivata joyuM, ke jemAM karI dekhADavAne pure avakAza maLe ane hatheLImAM mAthuM laIne kAma karavA maLyuM evI TADhaka baLabaLatA dilane maLI zake. gAMdhIjI vinA valabhabhAInA A darzane emane vaTalAvyA; je kheTanA mAryA pitAnA aMtaranI Agane pattAM TIcIne DhAMkatA, te khoTa purAI; ane tenI sAthe emanA jIvanane nakazo dorAI gayo. valalabhabhAIne pitAnA dilanuM kAma maLyuM; ane vadhAremAM te e ke, tene karavAne mATe pitAnI svabhAvasiddha rItane mATe kSetra maLyuM. vallabhabhAIe AkhI jiMdagI je kAMI karyuM tenI pAchaLa gAMdhIjInI kAryapaddhatie temanA jIvanamAM karelo A jAdu mULamAM rahelo che. ane tethI ja karIne gAMdhIjInA satyAgrahane kAragata karavA mATenI paddhati saradArasAheba yojI zakayA. gurune celo maLe eTaluM ja nahIM, celAne guru paNa maLyA. ane celAe gurUmaMtranI zakti prakaTa karI batAvI. svarAja lAvavAne mATe karavuM zuM? laDavuM kevI rIte? prajAne te vize tAlIma zI rIte ApavI? A savAla kevaLa saradArane ja nahato. 1915 pachI te savAla koMgresa ane AkhA dezane hate. tethI ja ene javAba maLatAM gAMdhIjI ane temanI sAthe saradAra ekadama akhila hiMdanI bhUmikAmAM

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eka jhalaka pahoMcI gayA. saradAre gujarAtanuM kAma saMbhALI laI gAMdhIjIne dezanA vyApaka kSetrane mATe navarAza karI ApI. gAMdhIjInAM badhAM kAmone saMbhALavAM ne jogavavAM, e saradAranuM sahaja kArya banI gayuM. A kAmamAM paDelAM nAnAM moTAM badhAM bhAIbahenanA bahoLA kuTuMbanA te eka AHjana banyA. A kAma karavAne mATe temaNe gujarAta pratika samitine vALI ane enI sAthe te samiti paNa vadhI ane gujarAtanI pramukha prajAkIya saMsthA banI. nAnAM moTAM badhAM sevAkAryo A saMsthAnI pAMkha taLe rahI huMpha meLavatAM thayAM. AthI gujarAtamAM eka sarvasamanvita Dhabe samagra racanAkAryakrama karavA mATenuM taMtra UbhuM thaI zakyuM. racanAkAryo mAraphata prajAzarIranI tAkAta bAMdhI zakAya ane tenuM hIra pragaTa karI zakAya, e prakAranI khAtarI gujarAta dezane ApI zakahyuM, te zrI vallabhabhAInI A saMgaThana zakita ane kuTuMbabhAvathI kAma karavAnI rItane AbhArI che. AthI karIne, jema kAma thayuM tema ja te karanArA paNa jAgatA gayA, ane uparanI paddhatine pratApe teo jAmyA ane saheje ekajutha banyA. paNa A badhAmAM eka moTI zarata hatI. tene je na samaje, te saradArane nahIM samajI zake. e hatI svarAjanI. racanAtmaka kAryakramanAM badhAM kAma karavA jevAM che; temAM bhArobhAra daridranArAyaNanI sevA rahelI che, dayA rahelI che, rASTraprema rahelo che. paraMtu tenI pAchaLanI dRSTi rAmakRSNa mizana jevI kevaLa AdhyAtmika, ke bhArata sevaka samAja jevI kevaLa sAmAjika sudhAraNAnI nahIM, paraMtu svarAja meLavavAne mATe Atmazuddhi karIne prajAne svAvalaMbI ne baLavAna karavAnI hatI. je kArya ke tene karanAra vyakti ke saMrathA gAMdhIjInA mULa maMtranA A kIlakane na samaje, athavA to tene saMbhALIne potAnuM kAma na kare, tene saradAranI najaramAM sthAna na maLI zake. sarakAra potAnI nathI; te chatAM ApabaLe prajA potAnAM kAma karI zake, - A vastu saradAre racanAkArya dvArA karI batAvI. tema karavA mATe gujarAtane mATe badhI jogavAI rAkhavAmAM temaNe maNa na rAkhI, ke jethI kArya karanArAone vimAsaNa veThavI na paDe. nAnAMmoTAM racanAkAryomAM parovAI jaIne maMDaLe rahenArA keTalAka kAryakartAo saradAranI A muLa daSTi joIe teTalI pAmI nahotA gayA. AthI keTalAka emeya mAnatA ke, saradArane gAMdhIjInI racanA-kAme gamatAM nathI. chelle chelle dezamAM keTalAke to eTale sudhI kahevA mAMDyuM ke, saradAra to have gAMdhIjInAM kAmo sAme jotA nathI!

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bhAratanA zirachatra 139 A khyAlo saradArane mULa saMkaya na samajAvAthI pedA thayA che pratyakSa je kAMI jarUra hoya tene majudA sAdhana vaDe pahoMcI vaLIne paNa prajAnA svarAjanI tAkAta vadhAravI, te sau vAnAM sArAM thaze, e emanI mULanI sAdI samaja che. ane sAmAnya gujarAtanI paNa vahevAra mATe e ja samaja hoya che. tethI ja saradArane gujarAtanA badhA vargo pitAnA karI zakatA hatA. A vahevAru samAjamAM saradAre eka vastu umerI lIdhI te e ke, A samaja gAMdhIjInA Adarza khAte arpaNa karavI. tethI ja karIne saradAra lokazAhI vicAraNAne haMmeza cAhatA ane te emane priya hatI. eTaluM ja nahIM, lokazAhI Dhaba eTale vevaluM picakApaNuM nahIM; temAM paNa zistabaddha kAryapravaratA rahelI che, e vastu te gujarAtane dekhADI zakyA. 1947 pachI - eTale ke, dezanI rAjadvArI lagAma dezavAsIonA hAthamAM AvyA pachI saradAre potAnI mULa vastune ja AgaLa calAvI. navA saMjogone temAM upayoga karyo ne tadanurUpa kAma upADayAM eTaluM ja. emane mana mULa vAta eka ja hatI - dezanI zakti vadhAravI ane tenA kalyANanAM kAmo karavAmAM tene vALavI. keTalAka loka kahe che ke, saradAra 1947 pachI bIjAM ja dekhAyA te moTA rAjapuruSa banyA. A adhu sAruM che. pararAjamAMthI svarAja AvyuM tethI saradAranI mULa zakti bIjA rUpe jovA maLI e kharuM. bAkI '47 thI saradAranuM kAma eka ja hatuM. dezanI tAkAta have kayAM kAma karIne vadhAravI? dezI rAjane vyavasthita karI levAM jethI bhArata akhaMDa bane, nokarazAhIne hAthamAM levI, vagere kAmo eka pachI eka upADavA pAchaLa A najara rahelI hatI. A badhAM kAmo emanA bAganA hatA; temane enI hathoTI hatI. meTuM kAma rahetuM hatuM dezanI arthavyavasthA sAbUta karavAnuM. A kAma moTuM che, aTapaTuM che. saradAranuM lakSa emAM paNa hatuM. ene pahoMcI vaLavA mATe deza ekatra banI vyavasthita ne saMgaThita te rahevuM joIe. e vagara lokazAhI paNa na ja nabhe, ane kAma to kAMI ja na thAya. A sAdI loka samaja saradAre vyApaka evA sAmudAyika kSetramAM utArI. chelle chelle te A kAmamAM hatA. temAM temane hameza gAMdhIjI yAda AvatA haze. te hota te keTaluM kAma thAta ! - ema emane chelA gAMdhIvihoNAM varasamAM lAgyA karyuM che. paNa ethI emane ema thatuM ke, A kAma karavAnuM mUkIne bApujI gayA che; te karavA mATe huM jo jIvuM chuM to jIvuM chuM.

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eka jhalaka pahelo hRdayarogane prasaMga banyuM, tyAre zrI. suzIlA nayara pAse hatAM; temaNe cAMpatA upAya che te prasaMgane vALI lIdho. paNa e te ema ja kahetA ke, "bApu pAse pahoMcI javAmAM tuM ADe AvI. ThIka che. prabhu hajI bApunuM kAma bAkI che te karAvavA mAgato haze.' ane pAchI emaNe gAMTha vALI ne game tevI tabiyata chatAM kAme vaLagyA. be varasa kheMcI kADhayAM, tenuM moTuM zreya temanAM suputrI zrI. maNibahenane jAya che. emaNe emane mAtAnI jema chellAM keTalAMya varasathI saMbhALyA che. pAMca dasa sevako maLIneya kAma na daI zake tevuM ne teTaluM kAma emaNe karyuM che. bApune zuM kayAre joIe te temaNe kahevA upara rAkhyuM ja nahi; je jyAre jarUranuM hoya te vagara kahyuM pUchaye maLyA ja kare, evI sadA jAgrata sevA karI. Ane mATe deze emane AbhAra mAna joIe. paNa chevaTe kadAca emanA manamAM UMDe UMDe amuka udAsabhAva Avyo ke zuM? nahi te Ama cite deha na paDI jAta. temanuM kAThuM hajI becAra varasa kADhatA. paNa ema Izvarane na rucyuM. eNe emane laI lIdhA. ane kone kyAre levA enI veLA te e ja jANe che ne? saradAra eNe nirbhelI ghaDIe ja gayA. temAM ja saue sAruM mAnIne AgaLa cAlavuM joIe. saradArane moTAmAM moTo jIvana-bodha hoya to e che. gujarAtanA zirachatra e hatA. emaNe gujarAtane eka banI kAma karavAne pATha zIkhavyuM che, ane A kAma svarAjane vaphAdAra hovuM ja joIe. emAM AMdhaLA prAMtavAda ke pAgala kemavAda na hoI zake, e paNa saradAranI ja zIkha hatI. ane jeo emane prAMtavAdI ke kemavAdI mAnatA haze, teo saradArane oLakhatA nathI. tevA e heta je kAma temaNe karyuM ane je pade pahoMcyA, te saMbhavI ja na zakata. te vIrakama hatA; vAstavika pratyakSatAne samajavAmAM bAhoza hatA; mAnavInI parakha to gAMdhIjI karatAMya kadAca emanI pAse vadhAre haze; ane te bhaktahRdayavALA hatA. jIvanabhara dezanI bhalAInAM kAmamAM te khaDe page rahyA, ane te karatAM karatAM aMtima ArAmane mATe sUtA. te kSatriya hatA. gItAkAre kahelAM kSArakarmo emanI prakRtimAM jaDAyelAM hatAM - zaurya tejo dhRtirdAzyam yuddhe cApyapalAyanam / dAnamIzvarabhAvazca kSAtraM karma svabhAvajam //

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bhAratanA zirachatra 141 emanA jevA puruSonI jyAre khUba jarUra che, tyAre te gayA. paNa TiLaka mahArAja peThe emane khAtarI hatI ke, hiMdamAtAnI kukhethI joItA naravIro maLyA ja karaze. evA ApaNe sau banavA mathIne A vIra dezabhaktanuM tarpaNa karI zakIe. teo to atyAre emanA mahAdeva ane bAbApunI pAse, jema jelamAM joDe hatA tema, anaMtatAnI kedamAM pahoMcI gayA haze. ane tyAM rahyA emeya kadAca te pUchatA hoya, "keTamAM tame duniyA para rahelA che ke ame?" emano jIvana-pATha yAda karIe te saradAra sadAya ApaNI pAse ja che. e pATha ApIne saradAra amara thayA che. [26-12-20] gayA mAsanI 15 mI tArIkhe deze saradArazrInI pahelI jayaMtI UjavI. e vakhate saradArazrInuM deza para keTaluM traNa che ke, AjanA saMjogonI bhUmikAmAM, vizeSa samajAya che. dezane havAle aMgrejoe koMgresane soMpyo. koMgrese sarva pakSomAMthI lAyaka vyakitaone madadamAM laI, dezanuM baMdhAraNa ghaDavA sabhA racI. ane prajAnA vatI je suparata tene maLI hatI, tene baMdhAraNIya svarUpa ApavAnuM kAma zarU karyuM. A kAma karavA mATenI pUrvataiyArI karavAnuM mahAbhArata kAma saradArane zire AvyuM. pAkistAna hiMdustAna vacce hiMdanI vaheMcaNI karavAnuM kAma varaso khAya evuM gaNAya, te saradAre emanI ajaba vyavahAra-dakSatA ane toDa kADhavAnI kuzAgra kAryazaktithI thoDA mAsamAM ukelyuM. e eka kAmane keTalo badho haiyAbaLApa ane ajaMpo Aja hota? te emaNe khare vakhate paravArI laIne dUra karyo. e kAmane mATe Aje vAtAvaraNa nathI. tevuM ja bIjuM kAma sivila sarvisa vize ukelanuM che. gorAo vidAya thayA. tenI sAthe dezane javAbadAra sivila sarvisa UbhI karI eTaluM ja nahIM, kasAyela jUnA hajAro nokare javA chatAM taMtrane tuTavA na dIdhuM ane navAne goThavI dIdhA. A kAmanAM mIThAM phaLa ajANapaNe paNa deze sArI rIte cAkhyAM che. tevuM ja kAma laghumatIo ane dezI rAjAonuM hatuM. aMgrejI rAja A savAlanI mAraphate dezane gUMcavyo hato ane kabaje rAkhyo hato. e savAlane samULago cheda uDADI ekacakre dezanuM saMgaThana karI ApavAno Akho yaza saradArazrIne jAya che. te vakhate A ukelane mATe yogya vAtAvaraNa hatuM. tene e kAbela puruSe pUro lAbha lIdhe, ane pitAnI advitIya pratibhAthI ene ukela jI Ape.

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14ra eka jhalaka hiMdanuM baMdhAraNa ghaDavAmAM A pAyAnAM saMgaThanakAryoe madada ApI. te na maLI hota, to e kAma jevuM sArI rIte UkahyuM tevuM na banata. bhASAvAra prAMtaracanAne eka muddo ApaNe paravArIne UMce na mUkI zakyA, te ahIM yAda Ave che. emAM paNa saradArazrIe prayatna te sArI peThe karyo. paraMtu e gAMTha ApaNAM prAMtika manamAM hoI, tene mATe jarUrI vAtAvaraNa nahatuM. AthI e viSe AgaLa kevI rIte kAma karavuM eTaluM ja kahIne baMdhAraNane aTakavuM paDyuM. paNa evAM gaMThAyelA manathI dezanuM kAma thAI na jAya, e te saMbhALavAnuM hatuM ja. saradAre e kAma karyuM, e paNa emanI nAnIsUnI tArIpha nathI. gAMdhIjI svarAja lAvyA ema kahIe, te saradAre tene saMgaThita karI AvyuM, ema itihAsa jarUra kahI zake. "nivApAMjalimAMthI] maganabhAI desAI snAtakone mArA aMtaranA AzIrvAda che [agiyArame padavIdAna samAraMbha] (tA. 29-10-'50nA roja gUjarAta vidyApIThamAM kulapati saradArazrI vallabhabhAI paTelane pramukhapade agiyAramo padavIdAna samAraMbha thayo te samaye mahAmAtra zrI. maganabhAI desAIe rajU karelA nivedana bAda snAtakone padavI ApyA pachI saradArazrIe kareluM dIkSAta pravacana nIce AvyuM che.) saradArazrInuM pravacana gujarAta vidyApIThanA AcArya, adhyApaka, snAtaka, vidyArthI bhAIbahene, sajajana ane sannArIo. Aje A padavIdAna samaye gUjarAta vidyApIThanI zarUAtathI Aja divasa sudhIno itihAsa mArI AMkha AgaLa khaDe thAya che. jyAre vidyApIThanI sthApanA thaI ane enuM khAtamuha mAre hAthe thayuM ne tyAra pachI jyAre AcAryazrI rAyane bolAvI tenuM zilAropaNa karyuM, tyAra pachI hiMdustAnanA itihAsamAM je phALe vidyApITha Apyo te ApaNI sAme tAjo che. vidyApIThanI caDatIpaDatI e svarAjanI laDatanI caDatI-paDatIne itihAsa che. Akhare jayAre hiMdustAnane svataMtratA prApta thaI te kALe vidyApIThane pitAne magarUba thavAnuM kAraNa maLyuM. tenA upara aneka musIbate AvI ane keTalIka

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15 nAtake mArA ataranA AzIvAda che vakhata vidyApIThano te vakhatanI salatanate kabajo lIdhe. paNa vidyApITha temAMthI dareka vakhate Akhare pAra nIkaLI gaI. vidyApIThanA snAtako je je kSetramAM gayA che, teo jyAM jyAM paDayA che tyAM temaNe pastAvo nathI karyo. teo jayAM gayA che tyAM ThIka rIte kAma karyuM che ane vidyApIThane zobhAvI che. AjanA snAtake ke jemane padavI ApavAmAM Ave che tene tenAthI judA - svataMtratAnA vAtAvaraNamAM padavIdAna thAya che. svataMtratA maLyA pachI keLavaNInA kSetrAmAM je jhaDapI pheraphAro thavA joIe te thayA nathI. kAraNa ke je svataMtratA maLI te svataMtratAnI pAchaLa bhUtakALane ItihAsa ane enI pAchaLa lAgelI aneka prakAranI muzkelIonuM vaLagaNa chUTI zakaryuM nathI. hiMda atyAre koI vakhata nahIM evA kaThaNa prasaMgamAMthI pasAra thaI rahyo che. jo sAvadhAna na rahIe te keTalAya bhAgathI meLavelI svataMtratA gumAvI besIe. Aje loko hiMdustAnamAM badhe AjanI sarakAranI aneka prakAre TIkA karI rahyA che. lokazAhImAM TIkAne sthAna che. ane TIkA thavI joIe. chatAM sAthe sAthe samajavuM joIe ke ApaNe haja lokazAhIne kakko ghUMTIe chIe. AjanI duniyAne anurUpa ApaNI sarakArane ApaNe banAvavI hoya to ApaNA mulakanuM ane duniyAnI paristhitinuM nirIkSaNa karavuM joIe. vidyApIThanA snAtakone dharma che ke, potAne abhyAsa vicArathI ane UMDI najarathI kare, lokapravAhamAM taNAvuM na joIe. prAMta prAMtamAM huM pharuM chuM; jouM chuM; te uparathI mane saMtoSa che ke, aneka prakAranI TIkA chatAM gujarAta potAnuM sthAna ThIka sAcavI rahyuM che. teNe potAnuM magaja sthira rAkhyuM che kaI ema na samaje, na samajavuM joIe, ke svataMtratA maLI eTale ApaNane kaI prakAranuM du:kha rahyuM nathI. UlaTuM Aje du:khane pravAha cAlI rahyo che. aneka pheraphAra thaI rahyA che, vepArIone potAne vepAra vadhavAnI umeda hatI te cAlI gaI che. madhyama varga bekAra thAya che. anAja yA khorAkano taTe che. kApaDanI bUma paDe che. kapAsanA bhAva koI vakhata na hatA teTalA vadhI gayA che. dareka prakAranA udyogamAM musIbata AvI gaI che. AnuM zuM kAraNa che? e samajavuM joIe. loko UMDo abhyAsa karI te samaje nahI to jene deSa na devo joIe tene doSa de ane rAhata maLe nahIM. ApaNe gujarAtanA loko samajadAra ane vepArabuddhinA gaNAIe chIe. svarAjyanI laDatanA ahIM pAyA naMkhAyA che. ApaNe jayAM bhUla sudhAravAnI lAge tyAM sudhAravAno prayatna karavo joIe, paNa magajanuM samatolapaNuM na gumAvavuM joIe. ApaNe ThIka IzuM te

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eka jhalaka gabharAvAnI kAMI jarUra nathI. to badhuM ThIka thaI zakaze, koI paNa bhUlo thatI haze te tene sudhArIzuM ane bIjAne bhUla samajAvI zakIzuM. e rIte ApaNe mulakane sIdhe raste caDhAvavA prayatna karavo joIe. keLavaNInA kSetramAM ApaNI pravRtti eka tarapha jorathI cAlI rahI che. paNa bIjI bAju jevI rIte te thavI joIe tevI rIte kAma thatuM nathI, vidyApIThane bojo ghaNo che ane sarakAra ApaNI che. keLavaNImAM je pheraphAra karavA hoya ane je jarUrI che te karavA joIe. keLavaNInI aMdara eka prakArane viplava na thAya, krAMti na thAya te mulaka AgaLa na vadhe. have vidyApIThanuM kAma ghaNuM halakuM thayuM che. vidyApIThanA 30 varSanA anubhavanI mUDI veDaphI devI na joIe. teNe dIvAdAMDInI mAphaka mArgadarzaka thavuM joIe. jeTalA pheraphAra karavA paDe te karavAnI jarUra che. vidyApIThanuM AkarSaNa tejasvI ke mohita thavA jevuM na lAge, paNa ApaNe vAraMvAra je caDatI paDatI thaI temAM phulAI nathI gayA tema ja gabharAyA nathI. e rIte sthira kAma karI lokone AkarSavA joIe. A kAma snAtakonuM che. lokee paNa jovuM joIe ke, 30 varSano jhaLako itihAsa ATalA TUMka samayamAM bIjI koI saMsthAe meLavyuM nathI, meLavI zakaze nahIM. te itihAsa vadhAre ujajavaLa bane tevuM karavuM joIe. A badhuM gAMdhIjIne AbhArI che. temaNe dezanA itihAsamAM vidyApIThanuM nAma dAkhala karAvyuM. | maganabhAI kahe che ke " zArIrika keLavaNI mATe kaMIka karavuM joIe.' ThIka vAta che. mane anubhava che ke gujarAtanA rakSaNa mATe rokIdAra, gurakhA, paThANa vagere bahArathI lAvavA paDe che. ApaNe vepAra rojagAra khUba karyo, khUba kamAyA ane khUba kamAIe chIe. chatAM ghara AgaLa paThANa, siMdhI ke gurakha rAkhIe tyAre mAlika koNa e samajAtuM nathI. eTale gujarAtanA navajuvAnee A kAma karavuM joIe. svarAja to maLyuM paNa jhIlavuM kevI rIte? Arthika kSetramAM thoDe ghaNo udyoga ahIM che. paNa te pUratuM nathI. duniyAnA mulakonI sAthe ApaNe UbhA rahevuM che. vArasAmAM maLeluM sAcavI rAkhavuM nahIM joIe, tene vadhAravuM joIe, A zaheramAM jeNe udyoganI sthApanA karI, jeNe mila UbhI karI, teo sara cInubhAInA kuTuMbIo hatA. raNachoDabhAI vilAyata jaI pahelI mila ahIM lAvyA. tethI temane loka raNachoDa reMTiyo kahetA. Aje temanA hAthamAM mila nathI, jo ApaNe agama-buddhi na vAparIe to udyoga hAthamAM na rahe. ApaNe tenA rokIdAra rahevuM joIe ane agamacetI vAparavI joIe.

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bhAI bhAI 145 vidyApITha e prakAranA udyoganI keLavaNI mATe nathI. hajAro gAmaDAMmAM prANa pUra, gAmaDAMnA hajAre bekArone kAma ApI temanAmAM rUdhira ane prANa pUravAM te enuM kAma che. A kAma AjanA yugamAM jhapATAbaMdha karavAnuM che. je snAtakone padavI ApavAmAM Ave che. te vidyApIThanI Ijajatane DAgha lAge evuM kAma na kare. jenI (gAMdhIjI) chabI ApaNI AgaLa che tenA Adezane haMmezAM yAda rAkhe ane anusare. vidyApITha ane gujarAtanI kIrtine AgaLa vadhAre to teo padavIne yogya che. prabhu pAse mArI prArthanA che ke, snAtaka pitAnuM jIvana A rIte gALe. te badhAne mArA aMtaranA AzIrvAda che. keLavaNI vaDe kAMti -2'mAMthI] saradAra vallabhabhAI paTela bhAI jevo bhAI [zrI. rAvajIbhAI nAthAbhAI paTela] ati bhAre kalame A lakhuM che. bhAIzrI. rAvajIbhAI nAthAbhAI paTelanA, tA. 3-5-59nA reja, amadAvAda vA. sA. ispitAlamAM, ecitA avasAnathI deze, ane khAsa karIne gujarAte, potAne eka niSThAvAna ane AjIvana rASTrasevaka gumAvyo che. gujarAtanA khAdI-grAmodyoga-kAmane mATe te na purAya evI khoTa paDI che. prabhu emane potAnA darabAramAM cirazAMti Ape. aMgata rIte kahuM te, mArA jevA aneka rASTrIya kAryakartAoe eka dilojAna dosta ane ati premALa paragaju tathA sevAbhAvI sAthI khAya che. - ame be lagabhaga sarakhI uMmaranA kahevAIe. mArA karatAM thoDA mAsa e moTA hatA. bhaNavAmAM eka ja saMsthAmAM sAthe nahotA, paNa amAruM bhaNatara sAthe cAlatuM hatuM. ame baMnee 1920-1mAM kaoNleja cheDI te choDI. tyAra bAda amArI pahelI mulAkAta ane oLakhANa thaI. huM zikSaNakSetramAM vaLyo, temaNe snAtaka thavAnI paNa garaja na rAkhI ane lAgalA ja rASTranI laDatanA sIdhA kAmamAM pahoMcI gayA. ane tarata ja emanI dhagaza ane kArtha- tathA saMgaThana- zakti dekhAI AvyAM. temaNe vaso ane tenI AsapAsanAM gAmomAM vaNATakAma e0 - 10

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eka jhalaka upADyuM. zrI. rAvajIbhAIne pratApe thoDA ja vakhatamAM vase gujarAtamAM eka AgaLapaDanuM kendra banI gayuM hatuM. 1923-24 pachI ame baMne satyAgraha AzramamAM sAthe thayA. huM rASTrIya zALAmAM hata; thoDA vakhata pachI te khAdIkAmamAM tyAM AvyA. ane AvatAMvaita amArA be parivAra eka-kuTuMbavat banI gayA. mAre mATe bhAI rAvajIbhAI bhAIbaMdha ja nahIM, bhAI jevA bhAI banI gayA ane temanAM patnI zrI. DAhIbahena ama daMpatInA mAjaNyAM bahena jevA thaI gayAM. AmAM rAvajIbhAIdaMpatIne ati hetALa ane sevAbhAvI svabhAva mukhya kAraNa hatA. temaNe amArI sevA dvArA ja bhAI-bahenapaNI jItI lIdhAM hatAM. evA vAtsalathagaNe karIne ja zrI. rAvajIbhAIe pitAnA ati ugra svabhAvavALA pitAne jItI lIdhA. ethI ja rASTranI sevAmAM sva0 zrI. nAthAkAkA ajANatAM paNa vaLI gayA hatA. ane ema ja rAvajIbhAIne Akhe parivAra - eka bhAI ane bahena tathA mAtA - AzramamAM AvI rahyo hato. rAvajIbhAI daMpatInA AvA hetALa ane sevAparAyaNa svabhAvane paricaya emanI sAthe saMbaMdhamAM AvanAra aneka sAthI kAryakartA bhAIbahenane maLyuM haze. jema ke, khAdI grAmodyoga kamizanavALA zrI. dhIrubhAI desAI emanA tA. 6-5-'19nA patramAM mane lakhe che, "emanA javAthI gUjarAta vidyApITha, khAdI-grAmodyoga kamizane, gujarAta ane AkhA deze eka zakitazALI, anubhavI, sahRdayI, niSThAvAna sevaka ane AgevAna gumAvyo che. jeo emanA saMparkamAM eka vAra paNa AvyA haze teo emane, emanA kAmane tathA vyaktivane kadI bhUlI zakaze nahIM. emane hasamukha ane mAyALu svabhAva, bIjAone upayogI thavAnI tatparatA, nikhAlasatA, nIDaratA vagere aneka guNanuM smaraNa karIne, temAMthI preraNA meLavIne ane temanuM adhUruM raheluM kArya AgaLa dhapAvavAnA prayAsa karIne ApaNe emane yogya aMjali ApIe. emanI khaTa lAMbA samaya sudhI na purAya evI raheze." 1924 pachI rAvajIbhAI-daMpatI AzramavAsI banyAM te banyAM. emanA javAthI AkhA Azrama parivArane paNa eka svajana gayAnuM du:kha thayuM che. 1930mAM dAMDIkUcamAM te joDAyA ane e pachI te Azrama bahAranI jaMgama sevAmAM paDayA. ane emAM uttarottara AgaLa vadhIne khAdI grAmodyoganA

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bhAI je bhAI eka pramukha kAryakartA tarIkenI akhila bhAratIya nAmanA meLavI. A kAma chellAM keTalAMka varasethI te kevuM jorazorathI karatA hatA e eTalI bInA parathI paNa jaNAze ke, e kAmane mATe dara mahine e seMkaDe mAIlano pravAsa kheDatA hatA! AvI ja kAmanI eka deDAdoDImAM emane tA. 27-4-19nA roja moTarano bhAre akasmAta thayo, jethI mAthuM tUTI gayuM ane pAMca divasa bAda tA. 3-5-'19nA roja temaNe deha choDyo. akasmAta e bhAre hase ke, temanA jevA khaDatala zarIra ane saMyamanI vRtivALo ja TakI zake. pAMca divasa kADhayA eTale amane AzA paDatI jatI hatI ke, badhuM dhImI gatithI chatAM sAruM thaze. tyAM ja cha divase rAtanA tabiyata kathaLI ane savAre prANa UDI gayA! parI ane magaja para ghA hovAthI, te lagabhaga bebhAna ja hatA ane bebhAnImAM ja gayA. bebhAnImAM paNa te pitAnA kAma ane temanI goThavaNanI ja vAto lavatA; vacce vacce mitronI khabara kADhatA ane bhajana gAtA. te bhaktahRdaya Astika mANasa hatA. emanA javAthI, - ane teya ociMtA, - zrI. DAhIbahenanA du:khano te pAra ja nathI. paNa temaNe dharyathI te sahana karyuM. AMkhamAM AMsu to hajIya sukAyAM nathI, paNa te vATe du:kha raDI kADhayuM. rAvajIbhAInI sAthe te paNa sevikA banelAM che ane patinA kAmamAM hametha sAtha ApatAM rahelAM che. rAvajIbhAInuM mukhya kAryakSetra ane tenuM mathaka mAtara ane carotara hatuM. 1934 pachI temaNe tene potAnuM sevAkendra banAvyuM. tene pariNAme e. A vibhAga rASTrIya laDatamAM rasa lete thayo. 1942nI laDatamAM A bhAge sAruM kAma karI batAvyuM tene yaza zrI. rAvajIbhAI daMpatIne ane temanAM AzramavAsI sAthI TI. mAdhavalAla-daMpatIne moTe bhAge maLe che. 1940 pachI rAvajIbhAIe te bhAgamAM AvelA bhalADA gAme udyogamaMdiranI sthApanA karI. A kAma temaNe gUjarAta vidyApIThanI grAmasevApravRttinA aMga tarIke upADavuM. ane ema temaNe A saMsthA joDe saMbaMdha bAMdhyo te chevaTa sudhI cAlu rahyo ane prati varSa vadhato rahyo. muMbaI sarakAranI sarvodaya yojanA zarU thatAM, zrI. rAvajIbhAIe bhalADAne tenuM kendra karI, AsapAsanAM gAmane mATe te yojanAnuM saMcAlanakAma mAthe lIdhuM ane atyAra sudhImAM tene rAjyanA eka AgaLapaDatI kAmagIrI bajAvatA

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eka jhalaka * mathaka tarIke khIlavyuM. A yojanAmAM zikSaNane temaNe agrasthAna ApyuM. te arthe temaNe bhalADAmAM khAdI kAryAlaya uparAMta kanyA chAtrAlaya cAlu karyuM, jenA saMcAlananuM kAma zrI. DAhIbahenane bhAge rahyuM che. - dethalI gAmamAM temaNe uttara-buniyAdI zikSaNakArya upADayuM, jenI javAbadArI vidyApIThanA eka snAtaka zrI. parasadarAya zAstrIne pI. A uparAMta emanA kAmamAM bIjA aneka sAthIo che. te badhAnA dukhano pAra nathI. temane kema lAgatuM haze te bhAI zAstrInA mArA paranA tA. 4-5-'19nA parAmAMthI ja TAMkI batAvuM. te lakhe che - pU. rAvajIbhAInA avasAnathI UMDA du:khanI lAgaNI huM anubhavI rahyo chuM. mArA manamAM bhAre muMjhavaNa lAge che. temanI sAthe sAta varSa rahIne je huM ane mAyAmamatA meLavyAM che, te badhuM satata yAda AvatAM kevI kevI dardabharI vyathA thAya che, enuM zuM vana lakhuM? ane tAjI smRtio paNa du:khamAM umero kare che. chellA keTalAka vakhatathI dethalI-bhalADAnI pravRttione vikasAvavAne emane khUba puruSAthI vicAra hato. mane sAthe besADI emaNe keTalAye grAmasevAnAM raMgIna citro doryA hatAM. dethalInI pravRttione vikasAvavAnI temanI - gvAdeza bahu tIvra hatI. A badhI vAta vigate yAda Ave che. emanI chatrachAyA heThaLa kAma karavAmAM taDakIchAMyaDI amAre jovAnI hatI nahIM. Aje e badhuM ghaDIbhara jatuM rahyuM hoya evI akaLAmaNa thAya che. aMdara raheluM DahApaNa joke dhAraNa Ape che ke, dhIrajathI kAryarata rahetAM badhI bAbatono Izvara sAnukULa raste karate ja raheze. kema ke Izvarane AdhAra che ne? 5. rAvajIbhAInuM bhalADAdethalInuM kAma emanI hayAtImAM emaNe AzA rAkhelI e ja pramANe cAle te emAMthI AnaMda thAya. "atyAre vizeSa na lakhuM. ApanI vizeSa najara amArA tarapha ane amArAM kAme tarapha raheze ane dhAraNa maLI raheze evI abhyarthanA. havenA badhA kAmakAja aMge vicAravA ame hajI maLyA nathI, vaNa makkamatApUrvaka badhuM kAma pUrvavat calAvavAnA chIe." - zrI. rAvajIbhAInA kAmane saMbhALI levAnI javAbadArI, bhAI zAstrI piThe carotara ane gujarAtanA sau sevakonI che. bhalADA udyoga maMdira emanuM

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sava narasihabhAI IzvarabhAI paTela 14 sevA-smAraka gaNAya. tene barobara saMbhALI laIne ApaNe e sadagata sevakamitrane kRtajali ApIe. mArI SaSTipUrti UjavavA nIkaLelA mitrane Ama nivApAMjali ApavAnI mAre bhAge haze. e bhagavAnanI kevI akaLa kaLA! jIvanamaraNanI AvI lIlA sAme phariyAda karavAneya zo artha? jevI tenI IcchA. te rAkhe tema rahIe. e ja! 8-5-59 "nivApAMjali'mAMthI] maganabhAI desAI sva. narasiMhabhAI IzvarabhAI paTela kheDA jillAmAM sau temane narasihakAkA kahetA. te vayovRddha vidvAna ane svAtaMtryapremI samAjasudhAraka 71 varSanI vaye (tA. 27-10-45) gujarI gayAnA khabara saue jANyA haze. Ameya damanA vyAdhithI te varasethI pIDAtA hatA. e zArIrika roga upara temanAM patnInA zeDAM varSa upara thayelA maraNathI temane je mAnasika ghA thayela, teNe temanI nAjuka tabiyata samULI bhAMgI nAMkhI hatI. "Izvarano inkAra' mAnanArA emanA vijJAnavAdI mAnasa para paNa A banAve eka kAMti ja ANI dIdhI hatI : AtmAmAM UMDethI temane prazna UThyo ke A zuM? paraMtu, e bhAre AdhyAtmika krAMti jIravI zake evuM emanuM zarIra tyAre nahetuM pAchalI vayane A ghA temane pakSaghAta jevuM karI gayo, ne temAMthI dhIme dhIme jIvanajyota lavAI gaI. - sva0 motIbhAI amIna ane saradAra vallabhabhAInA e sahAdhyAyI hatA. traNe cAretaranuM pANI pIne UcharelA sevako. traNenA rAha judA; paNa TANe potapotAnA rAhamAM ekkA. narasihakAkA baMgabhaMganA jamAnAnA "vanaspatinI davAo vALA teNe emane AphrikA dekhADayuM. te jarmana pUrva AphrikAmAM gayA ne pahelA yupIya yuddha vakhate tyAM hatA. tethI temane jarmana bhASA AvaDatI hatI, pariNAme zIlaranuM "vihema Tela"nuM gujarAtI bhASAMtara ApaNane maLyuM che. e yuga emanI peDhImAM te dabAI gayo. paraMtu temanI trIjI peDhImAM temaNe e sAkSAnuM pAcho joyo. mane lAge che ke, te vastu ApaNA dezane AgaLa vadhAranAra nathI ema anubhave joI samajIne e gayA. dInabaMdhu eNnDraganA te mitra hatA. temane preryA e AphrikAthI pAchA AvyA tyAre zAMtiniketanamAM (1920-1ne ara) gayA. tyAMthI AvI temaNe

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150 eka jhalaka carotarane pitAnuM sevAkSetra banAvyuM, te lagabhaga aMtakALa sudhI. vabeMka upara jyAre zarIra nathI ja cAlatuM ema joyuM, tyAre ja temAMthI te mukta thaI, ANaMdathI potAnA vatana sejitrA jaIne rahyA ane tyAM devaloka pAmyA. carotaramAM temanuM sevAkSetra eTale "pATIdAra' mAsika. enuM mukhya kAma joke leuvA pATIdAra nAtanA samAjasudhArAnuM hatuM; chatAM tenI najara teTalI ja ane te uparathI koI mAnI le evI saMkucita nahotI. nAme pATIdAra' chatAM, te patra zikSaNa, sAhitya, rAjakAraNa tathA samAjakAraNa vagerenA savAnI vyApaka dRSTie carcA karanAruM hatuM. te patra pitAnA khAsa kAma tarIke pATIdAra nAtamAM sAmAjika sudhArA mATe mathatuM kharuM, paNa temAM tenI daSTi rASTranA eka aMga tarIkenI vyApaka ja rahetI. samAjasudhAro eTale mukhyatve strIpuruSasaMbaMdhanA, UMcanIcatA ke lagnaprathAnA prazno. e vyAkhyA jUnI chatAM Aja sudhI mukhya cAlu che. temAM aspRzyatAnivAraNa, pachAta komono prazna, gAmaDAnuM saMgaThana i. bAbato gAMdhIyugamAM umerAI che. zrI. narasihakAkA A badhAmAM paNa pragatizIla dRSTivALA ane ugra sudhAraka hatA. paraMtu temanuM mukhya kSetra hatuM. strIpuruSanI samAnatA, lagnaprathAnA prazno, strI jAti paranA anyAya sAme jhuMbeza. te sAru te kaDaka thaIne pATIdAranA kurivAjonA kissA para kaTAkSa-prahAra karatA. A aMgeno puNyaprakopa te kalamamAM Utarato rokI nahi zakatA. e emanAM AgabANAe jaDarUDhine nabaLI na karI, teya tenI naThoratAne ughADI to pADI ja che. lagnaprathA aMge e evA ugra hatA ke, te aMge potAne abhyAsa temaNe "lagnaprapaMca' nAme ja bahAra pADayo che. te patrakAra hatA. paNa UMDe jaIne jotAM te keLavaNIkAranA valaNanA hatA. strIkeLavaNImAM temane khAsa rasa hate. AjakAla temAM nRtya ane kalAne nAme je varaNAgI, ADaMbara, zRMgAra ane mugdha kAmadIpakatA, tathA narI gatAnugatikatAnI avicAritA jovAmAM Ave che, te sAme temano AtmA bahu kakaLato. temAM rASTranA kAcA dhanarUpa je yuvA-zakti, te vimArge veDaphAya che, ema temane lAgatuM. e sAme emaNe hamezA potAnI lAla battI dharI che. e kahetA ke, zaheramAM kalAne nAme anarthane A rogacALe cAle che ane tene cepa gAmaDAMmAM paNa UDe che; tenuM kAMIka karavuM joIe. ane

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sva. narasihabhAI IzvarabhAI paTela 151 A mata emane ja nathI; emanA jevA bIjA aneka haze, emAM zaMkA nathI. khAsa jANavAnuM e che ke, temAM emane potAnI ArAdhya devatA - strInuM viDaMbana ane puruSone hAthe vAparI-khAvApaNuM lAgatuM: te emane asahya hatuM. strIne vastrAbhUSaNanI DhIMgalI thatI joI temanA AtmAne bhAre du:kha thatuM. emAM strInI zakti dizAMtara thaI hAsa pAmatI ja nahi paNa eLe jatI emane lAgatI. emanA jIvananuM mULa preraka baLa ApaNA rASTranI svataMtratAnI bhUkha hatI, e to emanA jIvananA prAraMbha parathI spaSTa jaNAya che. te svadezAbhimAnI hatA. DAvina ane hakathvInA vAcane temane pratyakSa prakRtivAdI banAvyA hatA. vijJAna para zraddhA yuropamAM 19mA saikAnA uttarArdhanA lokamAM jevI hatI, lagabhaga tevI temanI hatI. paNa e zraddhA emane nItidharma ane aDaga sadAcAra zIkhavatI hatI. emAM emane cArlsa breDa jevA nAstikadharmIo joDe sarakhAvI zakAya. "Izvarano inkAra eno ja ekarAra che. prakRtithI para evI gUDha sattA ane jIvanasattva che, ema aMtakALe kAMIka emane thayuM hoya ema lAge che. e jhAMkhI emanAM sahadharmacAriNIe ja, jatAM jatAM paNa, karAvI. 3. jIjIbA kharekhara temanAM jIvanasAthI hatAM. "pATIdAra' kAryAlayanuM bane teTaluM kAma e daMpatInuM kuTuMba hAthe ja karatuM. jIjIbA temAM ThIka ThIka phALo ApatAM. je strI samAnatA ane sanmAna narasihakAkA upadezatA, te temanA daMpatIjIvanamAM jovA maLatuM. rAjakAraNamAM te koMgresanA sevaka hatA. 1930-4nA yugamAM te jelamAM gayA hatA. te vakhate je temanI joDe roDAmAM ka-vargamAM hatA, temane khabara che ke, te kevA abhyAsI hatA, ane uMmaranA moTA bheda chatAM navajuvAnenA mitra banIne kevA mojathI sAthe rahetA hatA. svabhAve te mojIlA ane AnaMdI hatA. temanI vidavRtti temanA sudhArAnI dhagaza ane kudhArA tathA rUDhi sAmenA krodhAgni upara breka samI hatI. tethI ja te amuka taTasthatAthI jagata joDe nabhAvI zakatA. Ama, dezanI svataMtratAne mATe jIvanabhara jhaMkhanAra narasiMhakAkA tene AvelI joIne na gayA; paraMtu lagabhaga ardhA saikA upara temaNe dezanI je dazA joI haze, te te kyAMya UDI gaI, ane have deza thoDA vakhatamAM svataMtra thaI pitAnuM kArya karI zakaze, evo saMtoSa laIne to te jarUra gayA

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152 eka jhalaka haze. kema ke, te mahAna yAtrAmAM temaNe potAne phALe cUkavyo che. evuM temane aMtakALe sAMtvana haze. prabhu temanA AtmAne zAMti Ape. Disembara, 1945 "nivApAMjali'mAMthI maganabhAI desAI DaoN. hariprasAda desAI tA. 31-4-50nA roja DaoN. hariprasAda citA devaloka pAmyA. traNa cAra divasa para ja chApAmAMthI jANyuM ke, dAkatarasAheba mAMdA thaI muMbaIthI amadAvAda AvyA che. tA. 27mIe huM muMbaI hate. dAktarasAhebane dhArAsabhAmAM na joI meM eka dhArAsabhyane pUchayuM, 'dAktara kema na dekhAyA?' temaNe kahyuM, "sAhitya ke kalApravRttinA ke evA kAmamAM sabhAmAM ke vyAkhyAnamAM kyAMka gUMthAyA haze." tyAre emane khabara nahotI ke, dAktara te mAMdA che ke emane amadAvAda laI gayA che. pitAnA mukhya sevAkSetranI nagarImAM AvI becAra divasamAM ja dAktare zAMtithI deha choDyo. sAMbhaLyuM che ke, te agAu temaNe pitAnA putro vagerene bolAvIne kahyuM, "meM tamane dhanane te kazo vArase Apyo nathI, paNa dharma, cAritraya, ane sevAnuM dhana kamAvAnuM Apu chuM.' ATalAmAM dAktaranuM TUMkamAM AkhuM jIvana AvI jAya che. te amadAvAdanA jAherajIvananA junA jogI gaNAya. baMgabhaMganI dezabhakti ane svadezAbhimAnanA raMge te raMgAyA hatA. temanI dAkatarI tAlIma baMgALamAM ja thaI hatI. sva0 zrI. aMbAlAla sAkaralAla pAsethI sevAdIkSA meLavanArA navajuvAnomAM paNa dAktara eka hatA. A raMga ane dIkSAne prabhAva dAktare jIvanabhara sAcavyo ane vadhu ne vadhu ghero karyo. e raMga UtaravAnI te vAta ja nahotI. dAktaranuM mULa pita ja evuM hatuM. te ApakarmI hatA. gAmaDAgAmamAM kevI rIte hasatA ane khelatA, deza ane jIvana jotA ane vicAratA, bhaNatA ane samajatA te amadAvAdamAM vasyA, ene nircAja citAra temaNe ja potAnI baLavayanI AtmakathA 'nAnA hatA tyAre'mAM Apyo che. dAktarane vinodI, TIkhaLI, ane kAMIka aDapalo paNa kahI zakAya e svabhAva tyArathI ja dekhAya che. tenI ja sAthe dAktaranA svabhAvanuM

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153 DaoN. hariprasAda desAI vinodI milanasArapaNuM, khaDatala maitrIbhAva, ane mAthe bejo ja na lAgavA de evI saraLa mugdhatA paNa rahelAM jovA maLe che. paraMtu e vastuomAM eka vastu mukhya hatI ane te e ke, dAktara kAMIka zIkhavA mATe, ene ema mathatA rahIne kAMIka AgaLa vadhavA mAgatA hatA; ane jIvanamAM temanI niSThA nIti, dharma ane sadAcAra para hatI. emanA svabhAvamAM AstikatA saheje rahelI hatI I. sa. 1915mAM gAMdhIjI dezamAM AvyA tyAre te temanA tarapha saheje je kheMcAyA, te AthI ja temane amadAvAdamAM vasAvavAmAM AgaLa paDIne bhAga lenArA thoDAka tyAranA navayuvakomAM DaoNkaTara eka hatA. ane 1930mAM svarAja laIne ja AvuM to pAcho AvuM, e saMkalpa karIne gAMdhIjI dAMDa tarapha gayA ane dezane potAnA jaMgama nivAsa banAvyo; pachI 1947mAM "svarAja' AvyuM tyAre jUno saMkalpa yAda karAvI pAchA padhAravAnuM kaheNa paNa emaNe ja mokalyuM hatuM. 1915 thI gAMdhIjInAM kAme te dAktaranAM kAme banyAM ane temAM e jIvananA aMta sudhI rahyA. eTaluM ja nahi, jyAM kayAMya emane rUce evuM kAma dekhAya, tyAM te pitAthI banato sAtha ApavA tatpara rahetA, ane temAM te pUratA e joDAtA. samagratAnI dRSTie jotAM e badhAM vividha kAmamAM ekarUpatA ke saMgatatA na hoya te paNa te enI paravA nahi karatA. 1920-21mAM vidyApITha sthapAyuM temAM te joDAyA ane chevaTa sudhI tenA niyAmaka maMDaLamAM kAma karyuM. te uparAMta amadAvAdanI DajhanabaMdha ne vividha saMsthAmAM te kaI ne kaI rUpe joDAyA hatA. lalitakaLAe emanA dilane vyAsaMga hato; enuM vyasana ja hatuM ema kahe. jayAM tyAMthI sauMdarya jovuM ane rAcavuM e emanI jANe prakRti ja hatI. saMkaTa, zoka ane khedanA prasaMgamAM asthAne kadAca lAge te paNa vida ane dilanI haLavAzanAM biMduo pakaDI potAno ane sAthenA zeka bhulAvavo, e emanI kalArasika najara ane adamya vinodazaktine AbhArI hatAM. te cira-vidyArthI hatA. sUtA pahelAM roja niyamita amuka svAdhyAya karavA, ane savAre UThIne roja vyAyAma kare, emAM te bhAgye cUkatA haze. svAdhyAyanA viSayo paNa vividha hotA. dAktara bahuzruta hato vaLI je vAMce tenI noMdha karI, temAMthI nibaMdharUpe bIjAne paNa ApavAnI emanI

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eka jhalaka bhAvanA utkaTa hatI. emanuM lakheluM keTaluMya sAhitya AvA svAdhyAyanI prasAdI rUpe maLyuM che. emanuM mukhya kAryakSetra amadAvAda ane temAM paNa mukhya to tenI myunisipAliTI hatuM. gAMdhIjInI sAthe vicAro ane yojanAo karIne emaNe gardAbAda' gaNAtA amadAvAdanI svacchatAmAM UMcuM dhoraNa UbhuM karyuM; nagaranI pustakAlaya pravRtti, saMgIta- ane kalA- pravRttine AgaLa dhapAvI. Ane mATe amadAvAda emanuM RNI che. koMgresanI laDato ane tenAM kAryothI dAktara AkhA gujarAtamAM paNa jANItA hatA. jelanivAsanA temanA sAthIo to emanA "bhasenA ane kATeDA"ne bhUle ema nathI. sAhitya sabhA, vidyAsabhA jevI saMsthAoe emanAM aprasiddha lakhANe, TAMcaNa vagere prasiddha karavA jevAM gaNAya. maranArano zoka te thAya; paNa dAkatara te na karavAnuM kahetA. potAne mATe koI zoka na kare, ema te emaNe kahI ja rAkhyuM hatuM. emane mATenI zokasabhAmAM te jAte hAjara hoya te zuM kahe, e koka sAhityakAre kalpanAcitra rUpe lakhavA jevuM nahi? devalokamAM gayA che tyAM paNa dAktara jUnA mitro vagerene ahIMnI kaMI kaMI navAjUnI kahIne hasAvatA haze, evI ja kalapanAM jAya che. ane jo zakya hoya te ApaNe ahIM zuM karIe chIe teya nahi jotA hoya! emane adamya vinoda ane sevAzIla dezaprema tathA dharmaniSThAno ApaNe mATe mo vAraso e mUkatA gayA che. 17-4-50, "nivApAMjali'mAMthI) maganabhAI desAI

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sva. desAIbhAI nAthAbhAI paTela [zrI. viThThala kanyA vidyAlayanA AcArya ane keLavaNIkAra] kheDA jillAnA eka pIDha ane jUnA kAryakartA zrI. desAIbhAI nAthAbhAI paTelanA ociMtA avasAnanI noMdha letAM du:kha thAya che. sATha varSanI uMmare, be ja divasatI TUMkI mAMdagI bhegavI, temaNe deha choDyo. te uttama zikSaka ane rASTrapremI keLavaNIkAra hatA. AkhI jiMdagI temaNe rASTrIya zikSaNane apa, tathA dezanI AjhAdIne mATe tenA sainika tarIke jhajhumyA. rASTrIya zikSaNamAM asahakAranA jamAnAthI te joDAyA hatA. kanyA-keLavaNInuM kSetra emane khAsa priya hatuM. 1936mAM naDiyAda mukAme viThThala kanyA vidyAlaya sthapAyuM tyArathI temaNe tenA AcAryapade kAma zarU karyuM, ane temAM lagabhaga chevaTa sudhI rahyA. chelalAM varasamAM temanuM kAryakSetra kheDA jillAnuM skUla-borDa paNa hatuM; te tenA vaoNrabaeNna hatA. tathA grejyueTo taraphathI muMbaInI kAunsilamAM paNa cUMTAyA hatA. temanA javAthI gujarAte eka pIDha ane niSThAvAna sevaka tathA sAce dezabhakta ane aneka sevakoe eka mamatALu mitra ane sAthI khele che. temanA parivArane prabhu A phaTake sahana karavAnuM baLa Ape. 20-12-54, "nivApAMjali'mAMthI] maganabhAI desAI 555

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muTha maNibhAIne zraddhAMjali gaye aThavADiye zrI vijayazaMkaranI vidAyanI vAta karyA pachI thoDA ja divasamAM evA ja bIjA sanmitrAnI vidAyanI vAta karavI paDe che! bhAI vijayazaMkara 15mIe gayA; 19mI sAMje A bIjA mitra, paTela maNibhAI vAghajIbhAI gayA. te citA gayA ema nathI; kensaranI pIDA temane hatI ane chellA doDheka varSathI to te pathArIvaza ja hatA. 68 varSa pUrAM karIne te nizcita mane A lokamAMthI gayA. temanA javAthI emanA aneka mitrone eka bahAdura dezabhakta ane diladAra sAthInI khoTa paDI che. bhAI maNibhAI karamasadanA vatanI. emanA pitA ane saradAra valabhabhAI kadAca sahAdhyAyI mitra hatA. 1911mAM huM, mArA moTA bhAI tyAMnI aMgrejI zALAmAM zikSaka hatA eTale tyAM thoDAka mAsa gayelo. tyAM maNibhAIne pahelA joyelA, te mArA karatAM traNeka varSa AgaLa bhaNatA hatA. pachI temane pharI maLavAnuM thayuM amadAvAdamAM. 1923mAM huM gUjarAta vidyApIThanA bhUlAbhAI kaoNlanI nA junA makAna pAse rahetA hatA; maNibhAI te ja makAnamAM paDozI hatA. varase bAda ame pAchA maLyA. tyArathI Aja sudhI ame amadAvAdamAM sAthe thayA. maNibhAI ghaNuM karIne 1916-7mAM bI. e. thaI amadAvAda myumAM joDAyA hatA. A arasAmAM sva0 saradAre eka navI mR0 sevaka janA karI hatI. lAyaka ane zaktizALI grejyueTenI bharatI karI, temane mu0 sevaka tarIke keLavIne potAnuM khAsa kADara - sevaka maMDaLa taiyAra karavuM joIe, e eno hetu hato. sAmAnyapaNe myucanA hoddA para sarakArI kare levAtA. svataMtra rIte jo yue prajAnuM kAma karavuM hoya, te AvA sevakothI na phAve, pitAnA tAlImabaddha sevako joIe, - evI A yojanA pAchaLanI daSTi hatI. maNibhAI A mujaba zarUnA eka yu sevaka banyA, ane AkhI jiMdagI e kAma karIne daseka varSa 5ra nivRtta thayA hatA. emane yunAM lagabhaga badhAM khAtAne anubhava hato. sTorakIpara ane verA khAtAnA te adhyakSa thayA hatA. A khAtAMmAM pramANikatAthI kAma

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su. maNibhAI ne zraddhAMjali karavuM - evI chApa loko para paDavI, e agharuM hoya che kaseTImAM pAra paDayA hatA. myu0 nANA-vahIvaTane temane hatA. svarAjanI laDatamAM ~ 1930-4mAM kaoNngresa gerakAyade thaI. te vakhate kAmakAja mATe nANAMvyasthA saMbhALavAnuM vizvAsu kAma maNibhAIne soMpavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. A jokhama temaNe uThAvyuM ane prajAnA svarAjanAM nANAM barAbara saMbhALIne vAparyAM, jene mATe emanI stuti thaI hatI. 1937mAM haripurA kaoNMgresa thaI. gAmaDAMmAM pahelI vAra A beThaka bharAtI hatI. tene yazasvI karavAnuM bIDuM saradArasAhebe jhaDapyu hatuM. AvAM kAmamAM nANAM ane hisAbI pakaDa eka khAsa vastu hoya che. saradArasAhebe maNibhAIne te kAma mATe bAlAvyA, ane pote pachI emAM svastha thaI gayA. maNibhAInI zakti ane pramANikatA para emane bhAre vizvAsa hatA. e vizvAsa emaNe myuTanAM aneka khArtAnA peAtAnA kAmakAja dvArA saMpAdana karyA hatA. 157 maNibhAI e abhyAsa sAro mue peAtAnI basa-sarvisa calAvavAnuM nakkI karyuM. A eka navuM ja sAhasa hatuM. sarakAra pAte ja je kare ane karI zake ema manAtuM, te kAma amadAvAda myunI AbarU jotAM tene sekaMpavAmAM AveluM. tenA tyAranA pramukha sva0 maNibhAI caturabhAIe enA prathama vyavasthApakanI javAbadArI maNibhAIne soMpI; temaNe te saphaLa adA karI batAvI peAtAnI saMgaThana ane vahIvaTanI zaktinI parakha ApI hatI. amadAvAdanI A sevAnI saphaLatAne pAye maNibhAIe nAkhyA kahevAya. maNibhAI baLabaLatA dezabhakta hatA. svarAja mATenI laDatamAM temaNe bhAga lIdhA hatA. 1942mAM myu0e satyAgraha karyo, te vakhate tenA sevakamaMDaLanA pramukha tarIke temaNe agra bhAga bhajavyA hatA. sarakAre temane ane emanA bIjA pAMca cha sAthIone ekadama jela bhegA karelA. myu0 sevakaDaLanuM A bahAdurI bhareluM kArya te vakhate dezabharamAM paMkAyuM hatuM. eka bAju majUra mahAjane pADelI haDatAla ane bIjI bAju myu. sevakonI A laData - dezabharamAM enI UMDI asara thaI hatI. phyunA A kAryamAM maNibhAI agresara hatA. peAte racelI yuvanA A kAryathI saradArane apAra saMteSa thayA hatA. nivRtta thayA pachI maNibhAIe koI racanAkArya karavAnuM maLe te te saMbhALavA tatparatA batAvI. gujarAta khAdI kAryAlaya, sAbaramatImAM te joDAyA

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158 eka jhalaka ane tyAMnuM saraMjAma khAtuM saMbhALyuM. temAMthI phArega thayA pachI temaNe prakAzanapravRtti tarapha dhyAna ApyuM. te vAcananA bhAre zokhIna hatA. emanA "vyasane" ja te be - 1. vAcana, 2. kAMtaNa. nivRttinA kalAke A be vaDe te bharI kADhatA. bAkI ama jevA mitrone maLavuM, e emane trIje nivRttivyavasAya. 1960mAM vidyApIThanA kAmamAMthI huM chUTe thayo. "satyAgraha' patra zarU karyuM. tenI sAthe mArA keTalAka vidyArthIo ane mitrone maLIne parivAra prakAzana nAme sahakArI pravRtti upADI. te aMge presa i0 mATe eka kalinI bAMdhavAnI yojanA karavA sudhI emaNe hAma bhIDI, A badhAnI AgevAnI maNibhAIe lIdhI. te parivAra prakAzana maMdiranA sthApaka ane upa-pramukha thayA. enuM kAma betraNa varasamAM je jhapATo mArI zakaryuM. enuM zreya maNibhAI jevA kuzaLa vahIvaTI ane kAbela nANAzAstrIne AbhArI che. A kAmamAM emano prema svarAjanI sevA dRSTine laIne hate. hiMda svarAja sarakhuM cAle, emAM e UMDo ane ugra rasa dharAvatA. te jahAla koMgresI hatA. gAMdhIjI ane saradAranI nItirItimAM ajoDa zraddhAvAna hatA. emaNe zIkhaveluM rAjakAraNa ane racanAkArya Aje cUMthAtAM jAya che, e emanI eka moTI phariyAda hatI. emAM pitAthI bane teTaluM karI chUTavuM, e emane UMDuM sAMtvana AzvAsana denAruM kAraNa banatuM. Ane mATe te potAthI banatI madada karatA e to ThIka; paraMtu te arthe satata samaya ane zrama ApatA, - jANe e potAnuM ja kAma hoya ema! A kAma karanArA sau sevako para emane AtmIya bhAva ane heta bhAre hatAM. kaeNnsarathI pathArIvaza thayA, tyArathI emane A sevakone samAgama avaze rokAyo. eTale ame keTalAka niyamita emane maLavA jatA. kensara jevA vasamA ane jIvaleNa daradane sahetA ja nahi, tenI sAme jhUjhatA ane tenI pIDAne na gAMThatA maNibhAInuM dazya bhavya hatuM. emanA dAktare paNa kahetA, "A mANasanuM mAnasika baLa - maraNabhaya sAme thatA rahevAnI mananI vRti amArA ilAjamAM evI madadarUpa thAya che ke, e ATaluM lAMbuM Take che, e tethI ja saMbhave che." chelle chelle te evI apAra azakta AvI hatI ke, hAtha halAvatAMya zrama paDe. Ama chatAM, te khuza rahetA ane deza tathA gujarAtamAM banatA chelalAmAM chellA banAve vidheya jAgRta carcA karatA. pachI to temane Azcarya thatuM ke, "have mAre kAMI karavAnI ke kazI icchA nathI, zarIra paNa lAkaDuM thaI gayuM che, chatAM

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zrI ramaNa maharSi 159 bhagavAna laI kema nathI leta!" emane joIne mane kavinI pelI kaDIo yAda AvatI - te caritArtha thatI jovA maLatI : maraNa game te bhare mUThI, dilanI dugdhA vAme jene ..." maNibhAI zUra puruSa hatA; dezabhakta hatA; ane UMDe UMDe te A dvArA prabhubhaktine rasa mANatA hatA. tethI ja te jIvanabhara kUDakapaTa ane kAyaratA sAme jhUjhatA rahyA. ane temAMthI ja raMga ane maraNane paNa na gAMThavA jevuM manobaLa temane sAMpaDayuM. prabhu temane zAMti arpe, ane emanA parivArane A duHkha sahevA daI Ape. 25-4-64 ("satyAgrahamAMthI sAbhAra) maganabhAI desAI zrI ramaNa maharSi AjanA nAstika ane vijJAnanA yugamAM paNa hiMdanI dhArmika ane AdhyAtmika vizeSatAne AkhA jagatane paraco ApI zake, evI AjanI traNa vibhUtio eka pAzcAtya ja gaNAvI hatI: 1. zrI. araviMda ghoSa, 2. zrI. ramaNa maharSi, ne 3. zrI. gAMdhIjI. temAMthI gAMdhIjI pachI have eka bIjI vibhUti nirvANa pAme che. evAnA javAne zoka karavo zebhe nahi. joke buddhanA ziSyo peThe, zrI ramaNa maharine pArthiva deha javAthI, temanA ziSyo paNa du:kha te karatA haze. zrI ramaNa maharSi eka sAdA mANasa hatA; AjanI bhaNataranI kalpanAne hisAbe bhAgye ja temane bhaNelA paNa kahevAya. paraMtu dharma ane adhyAtma-jIvana bhaNatarano viSaya nathI. nAnI vaye te sAdhanA keDe nIkaLI paDayA hatA ane utkaTa premabhaktithI temaNe zAMti ane svarUpasthatA meLavyAM hatA, ema emanA aneka darzanArthIo ane bhakto para chApa paDI che. dakSiNamAM Azrama sthApI tyAM te sthira rUpe rahetA. te bahu pravAsayAtrA karatA hoya ema lAgyuM nathI AzramamAM jaI harakoI emanAM darzana karI zakatA hatA. sau sAthe te vAta karatA ane badhA joDe eka paMgate jamatA. go-sevA emane eka zokha hato ema sAMbhaLyuM che. sAdu nAma samaraNa ane prabhubhajana e saMtone lAdhelo sAdo Ama-mArga te upadezatA hatA. teo bhajane, te paNa racatA.

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eka jhalaka AvA puru pAchaLa rahenArA loko temanA AdhAre saMpradAya race e eka ApaNI jUnI Teva che. Ajano jamAno e jAtanI bhaktine piSavA jevo nathI. zrI maharSinA ziSyoe A saMbhALavuM joIe. 20-4-10 (dainivApAMjali"mAMthI) pAMDIcerInA gIrAja zrI araviMda ghoSa viSe eka chApAvALAe sAcuM lakhyuM che ke, emanA dehAtanI vAta mATe lokanI mAnasika taiyArI nahatI. sAmAnya kAraNa te ughADuM che: agAuthI emanA mAMdAsAjAnI kazI khabara ja nahotI. paraMtu eka bIjuM kAraNa paNa lAge che. zrI araviMdanuM jIvana ane tene pravAha varasothI evo cAlato hate ke, AvI khabaranI manamAM apekSA na Uge. avAranavAra darzananA khabara chApAMmAMthI maLe chehalAM keTalAMka varasethI te uparAMta keI koI vAra amuka amuka bAbato para emane abhiprAya AvI jato. paraMtu temAMthIya lokane evI AzA na baMdhAtI ke, zrI araviMda pAsethI mahattvanI bAbata para have kAMIka temanuM mana jANavA maLI zakaze. matalaba ke, teo A saikAnI pahelI vIzImAM pAMDIcerImAM jaI nivRttimAM DUbI gayA, tyAra pachI temane viSe kAMIka gUDhavAdI ke agamanigamanI vAtonI apekSA 2khAtI; ane AvA anubaMdhamAM maraNa karatAM camatkAra taraphanI ApaNA loko vadhAre AzA rAkhe che. chelle teo gujarI gayA tyAre, "deha prakAza mAre che, hajI temAM vikAra nathI thato, vagere vAta AvI, tethI keTalAka te evIya bhramaNA sevavA lAgyA ke, te kadAca samAdhimAM to na hoya? be divasa pachI trIje divase dehane bhUmidAha karyo tyAre A gUDhavAda janya vahema TaLo. zrI araviMda hiMdanI 19mA saikAnI mahAna vibhUtiomAMnA eka hatA. A mahA-peDhInA bujara eke eke vidAya levA lAgyA che. gaye mahine tevA be bajarago eka pachI eka gayA - zrI araviMda ane zrI. vallabhabhAI paTela. saheje baMne viSe bhege khyAla jAya che. beunI mULa Urmi utkaTa rASTraprema ane tene mATe marI phITavAnI tamannA bharelI hatI. paraMtu eke temAMthI yogane ekAMta ne nivRtti lIdhAM; bIjAe ekaniSTha pravRtti lIdhI. A pravRtti, gAMdhIjI jevA pUrNayogInI AgevAnI taLe, eka AdhyAtmika cIja banI;

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paDIcerInA gIrAja te vaiyaktika ane sAmAjika AtmazuddhinA yajJarUpa banI; jenI siddhirUpe varAja maLyuM. zrI. valabhabhAI A yajJanA mahAna adhvaryu banyA, zrI araviMda zarUmAM baMgabhaMganA jamAnAnA hiMsAvAdanA eka tatvaniSTha netA banyA; jahAla pakSane tenA kAma mATe temaNe adhyAtma ane nItinI bhUmikA ApI; ane tene saphaLa karavA mATe zAMta adhyApanakArya choDI te kALanA svAtaMtrayayuddhamAM kudI paDayA; aneka navajavAnone prere evA bhAvamaya kAraNo hiMdanA adhyAtma-zAstramAMthI yojI ApyAM.. Ama e yuganA rASTrakAryanI bhAvanAsRSTi preranAra mahAtakomAM eka zrI araviMda hatA. tenI bhUmikA hiMdu tatva-vicAra ane paraMparAthI vizeSa raMgAyelI hatI, e svAbhAvika hatuM. Aje gAMdhIjInI AgevAnI taLe AvelA ane pacAseka uparanI uMmaranA keTalAya sevakoe zrI araviMda ghaSanI A bhAvasRSTi a5nAvI hatI, ke jene kAMIka punarbhAva I. sa. 1942-45nA yugamAM keTalAkanI vicAraNAmAMthI bahAra Avelo jovA maLe hato. hiMda Aje zrI araviMdane yAda kare che tenA mULamAM, A sadInA prathama dasakAnuM temanuM eka kAvyarUpa banI gayeluM A kArya che. * zrI araviMdanI pratibhAnI A eka bAju thaI. tenI bIjI bAju temanuM AMtara jIvana, ke je emane yogasAdhanA tarapha laI jatuM hatuM. AnAM bIja paNa teo vaDodarA kaoNlejamAM adhyApaka hatA tyAranAM vavAyelAM hatAM. zrI. lele karIne eka yogAbhyAsIno saMsarga emane tyAM ja thayele; ane temAMthI emanA cittAmAM yogAbhyAsamAM paDavAnI vRtti paNa nirmANa thayelI. paraMtu hAla rASTravAdanuM paheluM kAma ane ekAMta tathA "ativaMtaDhi " cAhatuM A bIjuM kAma - e be vacce meLa zodhave ke temAM visaMvAda che ema mAnI bemAMthI ekane varavuM, e prasaMga emane mATe AvyuM. I. sa. 108nI pravRttione kAraNe emane rAjadrohanA AropathI pakaDavAmAM AvyA. sva. zrI. cittaraMjana dAsa jevA samartha dezabhakta vakIle emane bacAvavAnuM bIDuM jhaDapyuM, ane temAM te saphaLa thayA. zrI araviMdanA A kALanAM manomaMthanemAMthI evuM nItaryuM ke, tethI rASTravAdanA kAsanI pravRttiA choDIne te radranagara cAlyA gayA ane tyAMthI pAMDIcerI pahoMcyA, ne tyAM gAbhyAsamAM ekarata thaI chevaTa sudhI rahyA. 192001nA yugamAM ane tyAra bAda vacce amuka vakhata, ane bAda hamaNAM svarAja AvavAnuM thayuMare, evI vAta saMbhaLAtI ke, zrI araviMda e - 11

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eka jhalaka pAchA karmabhUmi para UtarI Ave ema bane. paraMtu e kevaLa lokonI apekSA ke AzA ja batAvanArI vAta karI. teo pAMDIcerI ja rahyA, ane temaNe I. sa. 1926 pachI te darzananA amuka divasa bAda karatA koIne maLavAnuM paNa baMdha karyuM. A maMthanakALamAM emanAM dharmapatnI mRNAlinI devIne lakhelA patro jotAM jaNAya che ke, gItAkAra jene dhyAnayoga ke jJAnanI upAsanAne yoga* kahe che, te tarapha e vaLyA hatA. te mahA vidvAna ane suramavicAraka tatvajJAnInuM valaNa e bAjunuM thAya, e saheje samajI zakAya evuM che. mahatvanI vastu e che ke, te kSetrane temaNe zobhAvyuM ane emanI pratibhA temAM paNa soLe kaLAe pragaTI. A ja prakArane prazna jIvanamAM TiLaka tathA gAMdhIjIne mATe paNa hato. ane puruSanI Umi paNa mokSa- ane dharma-sAdhanAnI sAthe rASTrasevA ane svAtaMtrayanI hatI. zrI. TiLake te zrI araviMdanA yugamAM sAthe ja kAma karyuM. gAMdhIjI te vakhate AphrikAmAM kAma karatA hatA. baMne sAme jelayAtrA ane pravRttimaya jIvananI kaThora tapasyA AvyAM. temaNe tene potAnI sAdhanAnA aMgamAM gaNI laI meLa sAdhyo. A meLAnuM spaSTa citra ApaNane gAMdhIjInI jIvanayAtrAmAM maLe che. emane viviktadeza ke ekAMta - emane "himAlaya' lokomAM ane temanI vacce rahI ekAgra banI "karavuM ke maravuM' e rAhe goThavAyo. pravRttimAM nivRtti emaNe joI, ane ema karIne dezamAM eka mahA moTI vyApaka AtmazuddhinI sAdhanA AdarI. Avo karmavega zrI araviMde choDyo. te nivRttiparAyaNa sAdhanAne paMthe paLyA. temAM emane aneka anuyAyI maLyA ne temAMthI emanI Azrama-saMsthA phUlIphAlI. ane enI AsapAsa eka amuka adhyAtmadaSTinI philasUphI paNa UbhI thaI. A philasUphI temaNe 'A' patra dvArA jagatane ApI. temAM emaNe je lekhamALA lakhI, te pachIthI graMtha rUpe bahAra paDI che. e emanI * juo : viviktadezasevitvam aratirjanasaMsadi / adhyAtmajJAnanityatvam, tattvajJAnArthadarzanam // gItA , 10-11 vivijevI zradhvArA ..... dhyAnayogaparo nityaM vairAgyaM samupAzritaH // gItA, 28, para

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pAMDIcerInA yogIrAja mahAmUlI bheTa mATe adhyAtma-jagata emane hameza yAda karaze. A graMthAe ane emAM paDelo adhyAtma-anubhavabiMduoe jagatanA aneka sAdhakanAM dhyAna kheMcyAM. ema hiMdanI nAmanA jagatamAM thaI. tethI paNa jagatanI najare hiMda UMcuM AvyuM. A zrI araviMdanI sevA nAnIsUnI na gaNAya. emanuM adhyAtmadarzana yoganA vijJAnavAda taraphanI vadhu jhINavaTabharyuM hatuM. dhyAnayogI citta-vijJAnane saheje pAmI jAya che. cittanAM judAM judAM aMgo ane tenA saMzodhananI pAyarInuM eka zAstra ja jANe e nirmANa kare che. e badhAthI para rahelA evA AtmatatvanI zakti tenI nIcalI pAyarIomAM utAravI, jethI jagatamAM divya jIvanane apUrva saMcAra thAya, ema zrI araviMdanI yogasAdhanAnI nema hatI. ema e saMcAra thAya che te jagata ekadama palaTo khAya, ema enI pAchaLa kalpanA hatI. AmAMthI kAMIka gUDha adhyAtmazaktisaMcAravAdane camatkArI siddhAMta temanA keTalAka anuyAyIomAM samajAyela jovA maLe che. thiyosaoNphImAM eka AvA gUDha saMcAranuM tatva jovA maLe che, tevuM kAMIka zrI araviMdanA tatvajJAna age paNa janmeluM jaNAya che. A zuM haze, e to temAM paDelA jANe. paraMtu gUDhavAdanA oThA taLe aneka AdhyAtmika vahema tathA bhramaNAmAM paDavAnI TevavALA ApaNe lokoe e sAme sAvadha rahevuM ghaTe. zrI araviMda pAchaLa amuka gurUvAda Ubho thayo che, tethI A prakAranI sAvadhAnInI khAsa jarUra gaNAya. avatArI purUSa jagatamAM Ave ja che. dareka puruSamAM avatAratattva Ama to raheluM ja che. paNa jyAM kAMI vizeSa vibhUti, zrImattA, UjiAtA (jao gItA 10-41) pragaTelI jaNAya che, tyAM hiMdu mAnasa vizeSa avatArabhAva mAne che ane tyAM IzvarabhAva Ape che. paraMtu A AtmalakSI bhAva che, vastulakSI bhAva nathI, e je yAda na rahe, te avatAravAda ane paze jAgI adayAtmane DhAMke che, e ApaNA dharmanA itihAsamAMthI jaNAya che. zrI araviMda AthI para gaNAya, paraMtu emanA anuyAyIoe A najaramAM rAkhavAnuM rahe che. astu, Aje hiMda svataMtra thayuM che. zrI araviMdanI mULa bhAvanA Aje aMzana: siddha thaI che. koI paNa unnatinA pahelA pagathiyArUpa je svataMtratA, te hiMde Aje hAMsala karI che. temAM potAnI pratibhAthI pUro phALo ApIne nirvANa pAmelA ApaNA mahAna dezavAsI ane parama sAdhaka zrI araviMdane

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- - eka jhalaka ApaNI bhAvabharI aMjali apIe. temanuM teja, temane akSara-deha hiMdanI adhyAtma mUDIne vadhAravAmAM madada karo. evA purUnuM teja hatha ApaNA aMtarane ajavALe. 22-1ra-10, "nivAMjali'mAMthI] ' maganabhAI desAI - gurudeva ravIndranAtha ThAkura gurudeve potAnAM 80 varSanI pUrNAhutinuM nivedata "saMkaTagrasta saMskRti', e nAme prasiddha karyuM, tyAre kalpanA nahatI ke, Avate mahine ja te A jagata choDI jaze. gurudeva jevA mahApuruSa samAdhi le, tene zoka na hoya. ApaNe to Izvarane dhanyavAda gAIe ke, teNe ATalAM varSa sudhI gurudevanI prasAdI ApaNane ApI ane temanI dvArA pitAne pagAma pahoMcADyo. jagata darabAramAM gurudeva gulAma hiMdanI mukhAkAMti hatA. emanI zobhAe hiMda dezaparadezamAM - kAvya, kaLA ane darzana tathA saMskRti ane sAhityanA jagata-darabAramAM - duro pAmyo. hiMda-AkAzamAM gulAmI, garIbAI ane . apamAna, avadazAnAM vAdaLe Ave ane jAe; enA akhaMDa AtmAnuM teja to yathAvatu. pUrvanuM jevuM hatuM tevuM ne tevuM ja jhaLahaLe che. patita pUrva hajI gurupade ja che, - A pratIti jagatane temaNe karAvI. e rAjavI hatA. paNa hiMdanA du:khe du:khI thayA; tenA apamAnamAM pitAnuM apamAna joyuM; ane ArSa dRSTithI jagatane saMdhyuM ke, duHkha ane apamAna ApanAranI AMtara adhamatA vadhAre bhayAnaka che, kema ke emAM mANasAIno hrAsa che, prabhunI prasAdIrUpa mAnava-jIvananuM apamAna che. 1919mAM hiMdane amRtasarane ghA karanAra sarakAre kavihRdayane ghA karyo tenuM ene bhAna nahotuM. tethI ja "sara'ne batAba pAcho letA tene zarama AvI ! jagata AgaLa sarakArane ughADI pADavAmAM e kAryo moTo phALo Apyo che. 1857nA kALa pachI hiMda svarAjanI sAdhanA vyApaka banI che. agAu te mAtra lazkarI hatI, e maTI te sAMskRtika ane dhArmika banI. pharajiyAta ni:zastra banelA hide potAnAM saMskRti-baLa, prajA-zakti, ane zAMta saMgaThanabaLe karIne aMgrejonA lazkarI kebajAne hIna ane azakya TharAvI rada karavo joIe evI sAdhane sAru dharma, sAhitya, saMgIta, kaLA ane mAnavatAnuM tathA rAmadeva akhaMDa darzana joIe. rAjadvArI baLe e badhAne jere ja

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gurudeva ravIndranAtha ThAkura gati ane zakti pAme. A je pracaMDa zAMti-vijayanI sAdhanA, tenA eka apUrva senAnI ravIndranAtha hatA. emanuM yuddhakSetra mAnavahRdaya hatuM; ane jagatabharanAM mAnavahRdayamAM e jhajhayA. AvA aMgenI sthava darzana na hoya; emane hiMsa dAruNatA paNa na hoya; enA vize ajJAta ane sarvatobhadra heya. emAMthI verajhera ke hatAzAnI adhIratA na paDaghAya; emAM jItanAra ane hAranAra sarakhA ja vijayamatta bane. AvA vijayo sAmAnya tavArIkhamAM paNa nathI caDI zakatA; dugahRdaya para te aMkita hoya che. ravIndranAtha enA AMkanAra hatA. hiMdanAM keTakeTalAMya kSetramAM kAma karI rahelA karmavIranAM hadayasicana emaNe pitAnAM gAna, kavana, lekhana, bhASaNa ane navalakathanathI kayI haze, enuM varatIpatraka che? Aje e gayA che tyAre e ApoApa dekhAya che - hiMdamAM ane paradezamAM saune emanI khoTa jaNAya che. paNa e khoTa karatAM te emaNe je ApyuM enI pUrNatA caDe che. ene mATe prabhune dhanyavAda ApIe. ane nahi ke emanI apUra khoTa mATe rahIne ApaNe pAjIpaNuM batAvIe. [sapTembara 151] dInabaMdhu enDrujha dInabaMdhunA svargavAsanA khabara sAMbhaLI eka mitre kahyuM te sAva sAcuM che ke "aMgeja prajA para krodha Ave to dInabaMdhunuM smaraNa karatAMveMta te ogaLI jAya evA khAnadAna ane udAra dilanA e aMgreja mAnavasevaka hatA. | dInabaMdhunuM jIvana eTale pavitratA, sevAparAyatA, bhUtadayA, ane vyApaka sahAnubhUtine eka akhUTa karo. emanA jIvananA prAraMbhathI ja emaNe nakkI karI lIdhu hatuM ke, mAre Izu khristanuM anusaraNa karavuM che. e mahAna saMkalpane te AmaraNa vaphAdAra rahyA. tene khAtara te raMga, rAga ane jAti tathA dezanAM mAnavI baMdhane sAme jhUjhayA ane jItyA. eka pAdarI adhyApaka tarIke ApaNA dezamAM emaNe jIvanane prAraMbha AjathI 35 varSa para karyo. paNa AvatAMveta te pAmI gayA ke, khristane nAme kAma karanArA tene inkArIne ja varte che ke zuM? nAnA moTA aneka Jail Education International

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eka jhalaka prasaMgomAMthI te joI gayA ke, e saMjogomAM pAdarI jIvana to azakya che. ane tenI sAthe teo pAdarI paNAnA baMdhanathI mukta thayA, ane je dezanI khristanA nAma para sevA karavAne mATe AvyA hatA, enI sAcI sevA zarU karI. dharmaparivartana karavAne miSe AvelA pite ja dharmanI navI daSTi ahIMthI lAbhatA gayA! kahevAya che ke, jIvanamAM sanmitra maLavA jevuM parama sadUbhAgya bhAgye ja bIjuM che. zrI. dInabaMdhu A sadbhAgyanA parama bhAgI hatA. emanA mitromAM AcArya rudra, hakIma ajamalakhAna, svAmI zraddhAnaMdajI, ane evAM bIjA aneka kSetromAM nAmAMkita nAmo gaNAvAya ema che. kavivara ravIndranAtha ane gAMdhIjInI emanI dastI te sau koI jANe che. ane AvA vizALa mitramaMDaLanI suvAsane chAje evuM kAma temaNe potAnuM karyuM hatuM. jayAM jayAM temaNe du:kha joyuM tyAM tyAM te doDI gayA che. temAM temaNe dharma, rAjakAraNa ke varNa yA jAtinI vADa mAnI nathI. temAMya temanuM ja kahevAya evuM kAma te paradezavAsI hiMdIonuM du:khanivAraNa che. UMDe UMDe temane lAgatuM ke, A du:kha hiMdIone gerAonI akhristI raMgadveSanI lAgaNIthI ja khamavuM paDe che. e aNachAjatuM dharmalAMchana dhavA AkhA jagatane e pitAnuM paragaNuM samajI khUMdatA rahyA. ane e kAryathI emane ApaNI janatAe "dInabaMdhu'nuM vahAlasoyuM upanAma ApyuM. AvA premALa, dInabaMdhu AtmAnuM puNyazloka smaraNa karIe ane emaNe je dezathI para, jAtithI para tathA dharmathI para evI daSTithI mAnavasevA karI, tene pATha ApaNe saMgharIe. [eprila, 1940]

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maeNDama monTesarI 81 varasanI pAkI umare yuropanAM A mahAna keLavaNIkAre thoDA dahADA upara deha choDyo. chevaTa sudhI e potAnuM kAma karatA rahyA. ATalI badhI kAryazakti emanA amara dezamAMthI emane maLatI hatI. jIvavuM eTale keLavavuM ane keLavAvuM, e emanI dhagaza hatI. yuddha daramyAna te hiMdamAM najarakeda hatAM, kema ke hiMda ane emanuM vatana iTAlI gayA yuddhamAM sAmasAme hatAM. chatAM temane sarakAre bALazikSaNanA vargo levA pUrI chUTa ApI hatI. te eka varga temaNe amadAvAdamAM gUjarAta vidyApIThamAM lIdhe, te atyAre yAda Ave che. tyAranI bALamAnasanI emanI carcA sAMbhaLavI e eka lahAvo ja hate. yuropanI keLavaNInA itihAsamAM vyakti-svAtaMtrayane yuga pahelA vizvayuddha pachI beTho, ema kahI zakAya. meDama tenAM eka mahA dhuraMdhara samAM hatAM. te ja yugamAM hiMdamAM be puruSo paNa potAnI rIte A ja saMdezo ApI rahyA hatA - gAMdhIjI ane TAgora, - TAgore rASTrapUjA sAme cetavyA, ane mAnavatAne dharma AgaLa karyo. gAMdha e mAnavatAnI vizALa bhUmikAmAM chatAM rASTranI svataMtratA kema karatAM mAnavatAnA ja baLe meLavI zakAya, e keLavaNI AdarI. meDama monTesorIe pitAnA keLavaNIkAryane rASTra ke rAjakAraNI alaga rIte bhALyuM ane dezadezAvara jaI, bALaka e deva che ema pichAne ne tene saMbhALe, e maMtra ApyuM. Aje ApaNe joIe chIe ke, bALaka eka mAnavabALa che ane tenI svataMtratA eka vastu che; paNa te uparAMta ApaNe anubhave samajayA chIe ke, te samAja-bALa paNa che ane tenI svataMtratA sAcA viniganuM adhiSThAna chevaTe jaIne samAja che, e paNa kharuM che. ane jeTale aMze keLavaNI e eka sAmAjika prakriyA che, teTale aMze A bIjo vicAra vadhu dhyAnane pAtra bane che. maeNDama maoNnTesorIe mAnava-bALanAM sAva zarUnAM varaso keTalI badhI keLavaNIthI bharapUra che, te joyuM, jANuM ane jagatane jaNAvyuM. e darzanamAM

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eka jhalaka 139 raheluM emanuM mAtRhRdaya joIe te eka ja udgAra nIkaLe che, dhanya che e mAtAne ke jeNe bALako para sAco prema karavA emAM ja enuM zikSaNa che ema batAvyuM; paNa e prema karavAnI rIta zAsra-zuddha hAvI jeIe ane te A che, ke je maeNDama maoNnTesorI lAkone jIvanabhara samajAvavA mAM. emanA kAryanA sArabhAga jagatamAM amara raheze. chevaTamAM eka vastu ApaNe yAda rAkhavA jevI te emane mAtRbhASAprema. te potAnI bhASA ITAliyanamAM ja bAlatAM, jagatabharamAM kAma karatAM chatAM emAM emaNe na vAMdhA joyA ke na muzkelI mAnI, hiMdamAM Aje A vastu ApaNA sAMskRtika ane leAkazAhI vikAsane mATe khAsa vicAravA jevI che. maeNDama maoNnTesorI bhASA viSenuM A satya bALa-mAnasanA emanA molika abhyAsamAMthI pAmyAM haze, ema mAnuM chuM. manuSyane mATe tenI bhASA paNa e eka mAtA ja che, kema ke te dvArA e zabdabrahmamAM janme che. maeNDamano mAtRprema ApaNe mATe bhAre bodhapATharUpa gaNAya. 23-5-'52 preA. heralDa lAkI 56 varSanI nAnI vaye A nAmAMkita aMgreja adhyApaka gayA mahinAnA aMta bhAgamAM gujarI gayAnI khabara vAMcI dilagIrI thAya che. A adhyApaka jabarA mAnavatAbhakta hatA. pachAta pIDita dabAyelI prajAnA e kherakhAM hatA; acUka emanI tarapheNamAM e pAtAnA avAja uThAvatA. ane temanA avAjamAM niSThA ane zraddhAnuM jora hAI, jagata tene sAMbhaLatuM hatuM. e hiMdanA mitra hatA. hiMdane svataMtratA maLe e sAru A adhyApake vilAyatamAM rahIne sAruM pracArakArya karyuM hatuM. te laMDana skUla oNpha ikaoNnaoNmikasamAM eka peDhIthI kAma karatA. te agAu temaNe amerikAnI tathA bIjI yunivarsiTIomAM kAma karyuM hatuM. temanI pAse aneka hiMdI navajuvAnA bhaNIne A dezamAM AvyA che. te badhAe peAtAnA A gurujananA javAnA zeka kharA dilanA zabdothI batAvyA che. temanA khAsa viSaya rAjyazAstra hatA. emAM emaNe maulika kAma karI batAvyuM che. te viSaya upara emaNe aneka graMtho lakhyA che. emanI

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129 prA. herAlDa lAsTI vizeSatA e che ke, pro. lAkIe potAnI rIte gAMdhIjInA satyAgraha jevI vastune rAjakAraNamAM pramANI che. te kahe che ke, pragatine mATe kAnUnabhaMga paNa amuka prasaMge vihita che; nahi to mAnavasamAja gulAma ke jaDa banI jAya. peAtAnA 'Denjarsa oNpha biDiyansa' graMthamAM te kahe iM: .. "ApaNe samudAyamAM rahIe chIe eTale khAsa puruSArtha vagara vaiyaktika muktinI khAtarI na rAkhI zakAya. ApaNe pharaja bajAvIe te koI paNa vAtane tapAsIne, nahi ke tene vaza thaIne; tenA satyane mATe Agraha rAkhIne, nahi ke saunI ekarUpatA sadhAya e utsAhathI. sAmAnya janatAnA jIvanamAM peAtAnuM jIvana bheLavI daI ApaNuM vyaktitva gumAvavuM ane aMtaramAM peAtAne kiMmata vinAnAM namAlAM lAge evAM pramANa svIkAravAM, - ema karavAneA haka, eka svataMtra AdhyAtmika vyakti tarIke, ApaNane kadI na maLI zake. ... nItimaya gaNAvAnA hakavALuM AjJApAlanamAtra eka vAta para AdhAra rAkhe che ke, je hetu ApaNI sAme hoya temAM ApaNe jJAnapUrvaka saMmata hoIe. te sivAyanuM bIjuM kaI paNa AjJApAlana AtmavaMcanA ja che; ane jyAre ApaNane pratIta thatuM satya jatuM karIe chIe, tyAre te paMcanAthI ApaNe saMskRtinA bhaviSyane paNa dagA daIe chee.... * "" A emane vicAra temaNe peAtAnA jIvanamAM amalamAM paNa mUkI batAvyA hatA. jema ke, peAtAnI zarUnI kArakirdImAM pre. lAskI amerikAnI hArvarDa yunivarsiTImAM hatA, tyAM amuka tAttvika vicArabheda thatAM temaNe te saMsthA chADa, paNa pote jene asatya mAryu tenI AgaLa mAthuM na namAvyuM. vicAramAM te udAra samAjavAdI hatA. zarUmAM te libarala matanA rAjakAraNI hatA; paraMtu dhIme dhIme te samAjavAda tarapha DhaLyA ane vilAyatanA majUrapakSamAM joDAyA. I. sa. 1945mAM majUrapakSa sattA para AvelA tyAre te e pakSanA pramukha paNa cUMTAyA hatA. pakSanA netAvargamAM emanuM mAna bhAre hatuM. Ama, te kevaLa pothIpaMDita naheAtA, paNa vidyA dvArA sevA karanArA vidvAna ane jAgrata nAgarika hatA. rAjakAraNanI vidyAne emanA javAthI jabarI kheATa paDI; e have te emane akSaradeha ja bhAMgI zake. 9-4-50

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jagatane mahAna vidUSaka jyaoNrja barnADa zaoN]. aMgrejInA mahAna sAhityakAra zrI. jayorja barnADa zaoNe 94 varSanI pAkI vaye TUMkI mAMdagI pachI zAMtithI deha choDayo. jyAM jyAM aMgrejI bhASA cAle che - ane duniyAmAM keTalA badhA pradezemAM te cAle che ! - tyAM badhe A mahAna vicAraka ane lekhakanuM nAma jANItuM che. e dhei sAhityasevaka hatA. moTe bhAge emaNe nATako lakhyAM che. paraMtu prakhara ane talasparzI vicAraka hoIne, te eTalA ja moTA nibaMdhakAra hatA. dareka nATaka joDe tenI prastAvanA rUpe emaNe nibaMdha lakhIne jeDayo che. emanI kalamamAM joma hatuM, vicAramAM prabhAva hato, ane asaramAM te kalama asA jema ajJAna, daMbha, chaLa ke mAyAnA ghUMghaTa-paTane mUMDI nAkhe evI dhAradAra hatI. aMgrejI vAcakonA vicAra para koI kAMti emaNe nirmANa karI ema lAgatuM nathI, paraMtu emanA zabdo jhIlavAne mATe aMgrejI jagata eTaluM to Atura rahetuM ke, sAMbhaLyuM che ke, pAchaLanA bhAgamAM te prakAza zabda ginI ApIne temanAM lakhANo chApavA mATe letA ne temAMya paDApaDI thatI. te janme AyaralaoNnDanA hatA. paNa Akhe janmAre temaNe iMglenDamAM ja kADhayo. zarUne ardho bhAga temaNe ThIka ThIka pravRttimAM yo gaNAya. te phebiyana maMDaLa (ke jene vilAyatamAM samAjavAda ane majara5kSanuM baLa janmAvavAne yaza maLI zake) tenA saMsthApakomAMnA eka gaNAya. kavi viliyama merIsa, samAja-sevaka cArlsa bUtha, veba daMpatI, mekaDonAlDa lensabarI, vagerenA e sahakAryakartA hatA. pachInA jIvanamAM e A badhI pravRttimAMthI nivRtta thaI zAMta sAhityajIvanamAM goThavAyA ane aMtakALa sudhI emAM lAgyAM rahyA. emanuM sAhitya eTale jIvanamAM anubhavelAM keTalAMka mahA UMDA taranuM nATakIya nirUpaNa. vinoda, kaTAkSa, kAMIka AkhAbolApaNuM, emanI zailImAM ota-prota rahetA. ochA zabdomAM ghAruM kAma levuM, e emane ramata hatI. vicArone ghUMTI ghUMTIne

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jagatane mahAna vidUSaka 171 citanathI pakavye rAkhatA puruSane thoDA zabdamAM vizALa artha bharavAnI AvI vibhUti maLI zake. zaoN evA puruSa hatA. AkhA jagatanA jIvananI nADa para emane hAtha rahe. rogacALo joyo ne lAga maLyuM ke potAnuM nidAna ApI detA. paNa te vaida nahotA. roganA ilAja mATe te kahevuM hoya te kahI chUTe; evA darzanavIra e hatA; te karmavIra nahatA. tethI ja AkhI jiMdagI te vilAyatamAM rahevA chatAM briTiza sAmrAjayane evA na naDayA ke jevA gAMdhIjI. zaoNne hAthe koI vyakti caDe ane emanA darzana-aDhAthI tene mUDI na nAMkhe evI thoDI ja vyaktio haze. prAcIna vidUSakanI kaTInA te hatA. rAjAone paNa madhura, majAkI ane TacAka bhASAmAM jevuM hoya tevuM parakhAvavuM, e sAcA vidUSakano dharma che. te kaLA bahu agharI che. ane rAjAne koI paNa kahI ke pUchI zake te tene mitra-saciva-ane-snehI e vidUSaka ja. zae jagatanI bhalabhalI vyaktione rokaDuM parakhAvyuM che; jagatanI bhalabhalI vAtane bheda ughADe karI Apyo che. A emanI sevAne mATe aMgrejI sAhitya emanuM sadAnuM RNI raheze. A lakhatAM khyAla Ave che te parathI kahuM chuM ke, zoe TaoNlsTaoNya, gAMdhIjI ane lenina sTAlIna viSe amuka mAjhA hameza rAkhI che. TaoNlsTaoNya para te khuza hatA. zekasapiyara jagata-sAhityanA darabAramAM trIjA darajajAnA sAhityakAra gaNAya ema TaoNlsTaoNye kahyuM. A kevI bhayaMkara sAhityika nAstikatA gaNAya ? zaoNe e matamAM Teko Apyo. ane te te kahetA ke, mArAM nATaka ja have vAMce ne ! gAMdhIjI mATe temane Adara hatuM. sTAlInanI raziyAnI sevAthI te khuza lAge che. gujarAtImAM zone koIe utAryA hoya te khabara nathI. temanAM nATakanI vAto - lemba zekasapiyaranI ApI ema - gujarAtImAM Utare te A mahAna lekhakane paricaya gujarAtane maLe. zaoN eka RSine ghaTe tevuM zAMta ekAMta citanaparAyaNa jIvana gALatA. AjanI dhamAla bharI yuropIya duniyAmAM e paNa eka zo jevA ja karI zake evo jIvana-jadu che. te nirAmiSAhArI hatA. sAdhujIvanane jANe varelA na hoya, evI emanI jIvanapraNAlI hatI. yurepane Aje AvI prakRtinA karmavIranI bahu jarUra che. te vinA jagatamAM zAMtinI AzA vyartha lAge che.

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12 eka jhalaka zo mAnava-jagatamAM sukha ane sulehazAMti cAhatA ane tenI sevAmAM AjIvana pitAnI sAhityazakti kharacIne gujaryA. evAnA AtmAne zAMti ja hoya che. 22-11-'50 zrI. ThakkarabA mA keTalAka vakhatathI zrI. ThakkarabApA mAMdA hatA. temAMthI zukravAra tA. 19mIe rAte temane svargavAsa thayo. ApaNe mATe zukravAra chellAM traNa varasathI bhAre lAge che. e ja vAre bApu ne saradAra gayA, ane have bApA jAya che. ApaNI peDhInA A traNa mahApuruSo hatA. emanA samakAlIna tarIke ApaNe nirdoSa gaurava levA jevI e vAta che. traNe svabhAva ane sAdhanAmAM judA, chatAM jIvanabharanA sAthI hatA ane potAnI pratibhA potapotAnI rIte chatAM dezanA eka ja kAmamAM teoe arpa. emAM bApAnuM kAma nekhuM paDatuM hatuM; saradAranuM kAma nokhuM paDatuM hatuM. baMnene triveNI saMgama bApunA kAmamAM thato hato. - I. sa. 1914mAM bApA gokhalejInI hiMda sevaka samAjamAM joDAyA; ane aMta sudhI tenA sabhya rahyA. chatAM gAMdhIjInA gujarAtanI joDe te barobara rahyA. emanuM kAryakSetra dalita, apamAnita ke upekSita evI kemanI sevAnuM hatuM. e kSetra emaNe apanAvyuM. enI kadara rASTra svarvatra thayuM tyAre barobara thaI. baMdhAraNasabhAne AdivAsInuM ne harijananuM kAma thALe pADavAmAM emanI amUlya sevA kAma AvI. A komane AvA pavitra, AvA dIkSita, AvA aDaga ane niSkAma sevaka bIjA nathI maLyA. emane vAraso bApAnA putro jevA parIkSitalAla ane emanA jevA sevakee saMbhALavo joIe. bApAnI abhyAsI vRtti vidyArthIoe pATha levA jevI hatI. e rIte bApA rASTranA jIvanamAM amara rahe. 21-1-'51

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sAkSarazrI ramaNalAla desAI 4. sAkSarazrI ramaNalAla vasaMtalAla desAInuM hRdaya baMdha paDI ocituM avasAna thayuM, e nedhatAM du:kha thAya che. te ApaNA jANItA navalakathAkAra hatA. rASTranI AjhAdInI laDatanA bhAve ane bhAvanAo vaNIne te kathAo racatA hatA; tene anurUpa pAtrane janma ApatA hatA. AthI emanI kathAo khUba lokapriya thaI. temanI kalama paNa bhAre vasI hatI. vaDodarA rAjyanI vahIvaTI nokarImAM chatAM te DajhanabaMdha pustako ApatA rahyA hatA, ane temAMthI nivRtta thayA pachI gujarAtanA jAhera jIvanamAM paNa rasa letA hatA. ' - 62 varSanI umare te gayA, e vaheluM kahevAya. prajAnA saMskArajIvananuM ciMtana manana karI tene nicoDa ApatA rahenArA lokenI jarUra svarAjamAM vadhAre che. tevI AzA ApaNe ApaNA lokahitaiSI sevako, vicAra, lekhako tathA samartha kathAkAro ane kalAkAra pAsethI rAkhI zakIe. - sva0 ramaNalAla evA kathAkAra thavA mathanArA eka hatA. gujarAtane akSaradeha ghaDavAmAM emaNe kareluM kAma gujarAtI sAhityanA itihAsamAM hameza mATe noMdhapAtra raheze. - - 26-9-54 - -

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zrI. ba. ka. ThA. bhyAsI varasanI pAkI umare gujarAtanA vayovRddha ane jJAnavRddha adhyApaka tathA sAkSara zrI. ba. ka. ThAkara ociMtA gayA, tethI gujarAtanA sAhityane bhAre kheTa gaI. gujarAtI sAhityanA janA jogIonI peDhInA chellA aThaMga vIra e gaNAya. ApaNA AkhA cAlu sAhitya ane prajA-jIvana upara te pitAnI vidyA-pUta daSTi rAkhatA. eTaluM ja nahi, jyAM jevuM kahevA karavA ke dhyAna kheMcavA jevuM lAge tyAM tevuM tarata ane nIDaratAthI te karatA. mAre emanI sAthe koI aMgata oLakha ke saMbaMdha nahotAM. paraMtu premAnaMdanuM mAmeruM meM saMpAdita kareluM te emanA jovAmAM AvyuM. tenI prastAvanAmAM meM eka vidhAna kareluM. jene aMge emaNe mane patra lakhyo, tethI mane sAnaMda Azcarya thayuM. meM emane tarata e vize khulAso lakhyo ane mArA jevAnI prastAvanAmAM paNa rasa letA A vayovRddha vidvAnane meM mArAM pustako mokalyAM. javAbamAM temaNe mane pitAnAM mokalI ApyAM. je Aje mAre mATe mIThI smRtirUpa banyAM che. - A prakAranI dilanI kumAza ane sAhityasevAnI tathA prajAhitanI dhagazavALA te hatA. e emanA AjIvana adhyApakapaNAne guNa hato. te gadya padya lekhaka e guNanI preraNAthI banyA hatA. emanI abhyAsI vRtti ApaNe mATe sauthI moTo vAraso gaNAya. prajAhitanI badhI pravRttio tathA prazno vize abhyAsa karavo, tenuM manana karavuM ane ema prajA-jIvana vidyAbhUta heya, e emanI moTAmAM moTI zIkha ApaNA bhaNelA vargane mATe hatI, ema huM samajyo chuM. e vastu Aje khUba ja mahatvanI che, e saune dekhAya che. ba. ka. ThA. e bAbatamAM dhaDe levA jevuM jIvana gALIne gayA. prabhu emane zAMti Ape, 24-1-'para

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be sAkSara zrI maNibhAI trivedI, zrI. bALAzaMkara] ApaNA sadUgata sAkSarenI jayaMtI UjavavAno upakrama varace keTalAMka varasa nahoto dekhAto, te have pAcho zarU thayo che. A vastu ApaNI lokakeLavaNI mATe tathA bhaNatA juvAniyAo mATe sArI vAta che. samartha pUrvanI je koI akSara vibhUti hoya, te prayatnabhera peDhI-dara-peDhI yAda rahe ema karavuM, e te saMskArI ane sadA-vardhamAna rahevA cAhatA samAjane mATenuM eka nitya-naimittika karma ja gaNAya. DA divasa para evA be sAkSaronI janmazatAbdI UjavAI - zrI. maNibhAI nabhubhAI ane zrI bAlAzaMkara ullAsarAma. baMne naDiyAdanA sAThodarA nAgara; 1858nA eka ja varase janmelA ane 40 varasa jIvI bane 1898mAM cAlyA gayA. baMne vidvAna jJAnopAsaka sva0 maNibhAI yunivarsiTInI keLavaNI pAmelA; ane aMgrejImAM paNa temaNe pustako lakhyAM che. mArI bhUla thatI na hoya te, bALAzaMkare bhAgye meTrika pAsa kareluM. paraMtu te phArasI, arabI, aMgrejI, saMskRta, hiMdI sArI rIte jANatA hatA. maNibhAI paNa bhASAvida hatA. bane adra tavAdI - sUphIvAdI hatA. bALAzaMkara te e vAdanI masatImAM jANe ke mahApatA hatA! A rIte emanA kALamAM emaNe lokone ThIka ThIka jJAnAmRtanuM pAna karAvyuM haze. paNa pachInAM varasomAM dhIme dhIme temanI evI asara maMda thatI gaI. emAM kadAca yugapalaTAnuM kAraNa hoya. vIsamA saikAmAM leka svarAja tarapha vaLyA ane jUnI saMskRtinA jJAnanA jIvaMta aMze e pUratA pAchaLa paDayA. chatAM A be sAkSaronI asara-samRddhi ApaNA sAhityane yAdagAra bhAga che. zatAbdI utsava vaDe e tAbe thayo, e lAbha nI vAta che. bhASAvAra yunivarsiTIo kAma karatI thatI jaze, tema AvuM AvuM keTaluMya punarutthAna ane punadhana thavA lAgaze. tenI sAthe bIjA pradezonuMya samakAlIna tulanAtmaka adhyayana vadhavuM joIe; kema ke sArvabhauma jJAna ane saMskAranI vizALa bhUmikAmAM sarasvatI sevA thavI joIe, e yunivarsiTIonuM biruda che. 3-10-58

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zrI. subhASa bAbu jApAna reDiye jagatane khabara Ape che ke, ApaNI mahAsabhAnA eka vakhatanA rASTrapati zrI. subhASacaMdra bosa vimAnanA akasmAtathI gujarI gayA che. A khabarathI AkhA dezamAM sau koIne duHkha thayuM che. thAya ja. AI. sI. esa.nA mAna, ArAma ane Apakhuda rAjavIpaNAnA bhAga choDI dezanI sevAmAM tana mana ne dhanathI te lAgyA hatA, bhale temano rasto prajAmatathI nirALo thato gayo hato. ' chevaTanAM keTalAMka varSothI te rASTrIya mahAsabhAnI nIti-rItithI judI rIte teo vicAra karatA thayA hatA. paNa e badhuM temanA maraNathI aMta pAme che. ane amerikana dilasUpha pro. viliyama jemsa kahyuM che tema, mANasamAM bIjI nabaLAIo game tevI hoya, tene vAMdho nathI. paNa je sevAkSetre pote pasaMda karyuM, temAM jo jIvanuM jokhama kheDavA paNa te taiyAra hoya, to te bInA tene hamezane mATe punita kare che." zrI. subhASabAbu A punitatA kamAIne gayA che. je punarjanma heya - ane hiMduo te mATe ja che, - te subhASabAbu nave avatAre pAchA hiMdanI sevA karavA Avaze, emAM zaMkA nathI. maraNa AgaLa mAnava rAga ogaLI jAya,- javA joIe. cAlu sarakArane paNa A niyama lAgu paDe che, prabhu sadUgatane zAMti Ape. [oNgasTa 1945] nivApAMjali'mAMthI) maganabhAI desAI

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kAyadeAjhama jhINuM svarAjanI pahelI varasagAMThane divase eka vidyArthI-sabhAmAM mane bolAvyo hato. te parvanuM vivecana karatAM eka evI vAta meM kahyuM ke, eka rIte jotAM, potAnI vAtamAM nizcaya ane aDagatAnI daSTie joIe te gAMdhIjI, cila, ane jhINA sarakhA Utare evA daDhAgrahI gaNAya. sAmrAjyasaMgaThanamAM aMgreja jevI kuzaLa prajA jagatamAM bIjI eke nathI. tenI cuMgalamAMthI hidane choDAvavo e nAnuMsUnuM nizcayabaLa nathI. e baLa gAMdhIjInuM hatuM, ane te eTaluM jabaruM hatuM ke, "gAMdhI eTale AMdhI' ema eka prAsayukta zabdaprayoga ja koke yojI hatA. AvA pracaMDa vege jatA baLane breka mAravAne evI ja jabarI zakti joIe. cacala ane jhINA gAMdhIjInA pracaMDa vegayukta kAryane bekarUpa hatA. temAM e be jaNanI kArakirdInuM mahatva AvI gayuM; te tenI sAthe tenI TIkA ke tArIpha paNa samAya che. e vAtane mahino mAsa pUro nathI thayA, tyAM tA. 12mI sapTembare pAkistAnathI khabara Ave che ke, hiMdanA musalamAnanA kAyade Ajhama mahamadaalI jhINA gujarI gayA che. tenI sAthe hiMdanA chellA doDheka dasakAnA itihAsane eka moTe aMka pUre thAya che. A aMkanA chevaTa viSe kAyadeAjhama pite zuM dhAratA haze, e te have koyaDe ja rahevAne. eka evuM vicAra Ave che ke, jhINA sAhebe ane zAMtithI jIva cheDatho haze ke kema? A paNa kahI zakAtuM nathI. emanI tArIpha karatAM kahevAmAM Ave che ke, moTAmAM moTA muslima rAjayane emaNe nirmANa karyuM che. kada tathA vastImAM pAkistAna moTAmAM moTuM haze. ane e UbhuM thaI zakyuM tene mATe je kaMI eka vyaktinI javAbadArI jovI hoya to te jhINA sAheba che, emAM paNa bhAgye zaMkA karI zakAya. ane AvaDuM moTuM rAjya-saMpAdana jhINA sAhebe evuM jhapATAmAM karyuM ane te choDIne gayA ke, mane e uparathI prAcIna itihAsanI eka vAta yAda AvI. kahe che ke, mahamada gajhanIe (?) pitAnA parAkramathI pArAvAra samRddhi ane rAjyazI saMpAdana karI; aMte maravAnuM AvyuM tyAre teNe evI e0- 12

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eka jhalaka sUcanA ApI hatI ke, mArA hAtha bahAra khullA rAkhIne mane daphana karavA laI ja, jethI jagata jANe ke chevaTa huM khAlI hAthe ja jAuM chuM. jo kAMI joDe jatuM hoya te tenuM karyuM-kAravyuM pApapuNya ja gayuM. mahamadaalI jhINAe pAkistAna lIdhu. paNa khAlI hAthe ja gayA. je kAMI rahyuM te emanA kAryanAM phaLa laNavAnuM. A kevAM haze te have pachIne itihAsa kaheze. - kahevAya che ke, maranAranuM mAThuM na bolavuM. vAta sAcI che. pAkistAnane janma eka rIte jotAM kAMI jhINAsAhebanuM vaiyaktika kArya nathI. itihAsamAM moTAmoTA puruSo paNa amuka bhAga bhajave che. A bhAga bhavya hoya che; mahA prabhAva pADanAro hoya che. chatAM te AkhA ItihAsakAryane eka - bhave moTo mAne, chatAM -- eka aMza hoya che. Ano kyAsa karavo joIe che. ja0 jhINAne meM 1917-18nA jamAnAmAM joyA jANyA che. temanI mAnamAM Ubho karelo jhINA-haoNla Ajeya e divasonI yAda Ape che. emanI nIDara vakIlAta ane kuzAgra buddhi virala che. ane emanI rAjadvArI kuneha tathA ATApATA khAvA tathA khelavAnI bahAdurI mAna mukAve evI vastuo che. tethI zarUmAM meM kahelI vidyArthI sabhAmAM ema kaheluM ke, cIMcala jhINA jevA zaktisaMpanna puruSe hiMda svarAjanI sevAmAM pAko, evI huM te manathI prArthanA karanAra mANasa chuM. emanI bhAvanA bhUlabharelI haze, paraMtu emanI zakti ane potAne priya vastu mATaeNnI vaphAdArI e bhAre guNo che. e vAta kharI ke, AvI zaktio bedhArI talavAra jevI che. Ameya kAma de ane temeya kAma de. tethI karIne A zaktinI sAthe sAcA AdarzanI zuddha daSTi paNa joIe. te vagara jagatane hiTalara ane musolinI ja maLe. A vastune vicAra karIe chIe tyAre pAkistAna ane tenA nirmAtAnuM jIvana ane kArya vyaktigata vastu maTa itihAsanuM eka prakaraNa bane che. - kayAMka vAMcyuM che ke, jhINA sAhebanA vaDavA kAThiyAvADanA lohANA hatA ane traNeka peDhI paranA emanA vaDavA khojA musalamAna thayelA. temanA pitA karAMcImAM vepArI hatA ane ThIka kamAtA hatA. jhINAne janma tyAM I. sa. 1876mAM thayo hato. karAMcI mATeno temane prema AmAMthI hoya. temaNe tyAM madaresAmAM abhyAsa karyo ane pachI tyAMnI mizana skUlamAM gayo. te yunivarsiTImAM gayA lAgatA nathI, paNa 1892 mAM te vilAyata jaI baeNriraTara thayA hatA.

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kAyade-Ajhama jhINA 174 A ja samayamAM gAMdhIjI paNa lagabhaga A ja rIte bhaNyA kahevAya. mAtra te pAMca cha varSa meATA teTalA vahelA vilAyatathI pasAra thaI AvyA eTaluM ja. vilAyatamAM te paNa dAdAbhAI vagerene maLelA, tema ja jhINA sAhebe paNa tyAMthI dezakAmanA pATha lIdhelA. deza pAchA AvI jhINAsAheba bArisTarImAM paDayA. ane bIjI bAjuthI rAjakAraNamAM paNa bhAga letA, te kaoNMgresamAM joDAyA. gAkhalejI joDe kAunsila bahAra ane aMdara kAma karyuM. TiLaka mahArAjanA saMparkamAM paNa te AvyA. kadAca emanuM rAjakAraNa jhINAne vadhu gamatuM hAya. kAyadAbAjInuM baMdhAraNavAdI rAjakAraNa te emane phAve ane game, e ughADuM che. paraMtu 1915 bAda gAMdhIjI AvyA. temanI nItirIti jhINAsAhebane Agye ja AAThI, ema lAge che. heAmarUla lIgamAM gAMdhIjI rasa levA lAgyA tyAMthI ja e jaNAI Ave che. savAla e che ke, jhINAne gAMdhIjInuM kaThaNa rAjakAraNa zAthI na gamyuM? zuM e maoNDareTa jevA 'Arma-caeNra rAjakAraNI hatA tethI? ema nathI lAgatuM anumAna te| evuM jAya che ke, temane e prakRtithI ja na gamyuM. kadAca emanA jevA atimAnI mANasane gAMdhIjInI deAravaNI svIkAravAnuM ja mULe na rucyuM. kadAca, keTalAka kahe che ema, temane lAgyuM ke, AmAM te kevaLa hiMdurAja thaI jaze. A bAbatamAM koI nizcaya para AvavuM agharuM che, krema ke ene mATe joItI sAmagrI nathI, jhINAsAheba peAte ke temane koI baoNsvela jevA aMtevAsI A te kahI zake. astu. A pachI jhINAsAheba kA~gresathI aLagA thayA te thayA. e aMtara vadhatuM ja gayuM - vadhArAtuM ja gayuM. gAMdhIjI jevA paNa e ochuM karI na zakayA. 1920-30 sudhI je jhINA rASTrIyatA ane komI ekatAnA meTA staMbha manAtA, te A varaso bAda haDahaDatA ane kaTTara komavAdI banI gayA ! A meTa mAnasaphera ghaNAne mATe eka koyaDo ja che. Ama thayA tA thayA, paNa te peAtAnA irAdeA pAra pADavAne mATe aMgreja rAjanItine madadagAra banavA sudhI paNa gayA. carcile muslima lIganI A nItimAM potAnI sAmrAjya-rakSA joI. AthI eNe A vikhavAdane DhAla ApI. A Azraya nIce muslima lIge paNa potAnI nIti pheravI, jhINAsAhebe jAhera karyuM ke, hare lIga sakriya pagalAM levAnI nItithI cAlaze. A sakriya pagalAM eTale komI hullaDo ane azAMti, ema ja thaI rahyuM. aMgrejI

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100 eka jhalaka rAjamAM hiMdanA musalamAnoe temanA rAjakAraNamAM hudaDane eka rAjadvArI zastra sAdhananI adAthI vApa, evo vAda karanArA paNa keTalAka che. A badhA du:khada palaTAo ane prasaMgamAM paDavAnI jarUra nathI. emAMthI aMte pAkistAna nIpajayuM. AthI musalamAne eka vAra te rAjI thayA; paNa emAMthI atyAre to badhe du:kha, trAsa ane pIDA ja nIpajyAM che. te koInA bhalAne mATe nathI ema je kahevAtuM, te hajI sudhI te sAcuM paDavuM lAge che. paraMtu Aje pAkistAna hakIkata che. te che tevuM laIne ja AgaLa cAlavuM joIe. AthI hiMdane kamI prazna ukalyo nathI; ke tethI pAkistAnano kamI prazna paNa Ukalyo nathI. chatAM temAM musalamAnone samAdhAna levuM joIe, kema ke temane joItuM maLyuM che. hiMda paNa ema mAnIne cAle che. jhINAsAhebanI daphanakiyA prasaMge pAkistAnanA vaDA maulAnA zabIra ahamada usmAnIe pAkistAnanA A kAryane uddezIne kahyuM ke, "auraMgajhebanA jamAnAnI islAmanI ijajata emaNe pAchI ANI; A dezanA musalamAnone mATe emaNe je karyuM che tene mATe teo ahesAnamaMda raheze." jhINAsAhebanI kArakirdInI sarakhAmaNI auraMgajheba joDe karavAnuM maulAnAne sUjhavuM e eka rIte sUcaka che. itihAsapaTa para najara jatAM mane thayuM ke, pAkistAnavAdano natu itihAsamAM jo hoya, to auraMgajheba, sara saiyada ahamada, ane jhINA e traNa parAkramI musalamAnene sAthe vicAra karavA jevo che. auraMgajhebe hiMdanI kemI ekatAnI nItine UMdhI vALI ane zariyatarAjaya sthApavA tAkyuM. pariNAma e AvyuM ke, hiMdamAM vikhavAda pedA thayo, deza chinnabhinna thaya; zIkhe ane marAThAo tathA rahyAsahyA chUTaka navA ke I eka hakUmatamAM rahyA nahi; na marAThAo te sthApI zakyA. 1857mAM auraMgajhebane vaMzaja chevaTe dilhInI gAdIethI gayo. aMgrejo rAjA banyA. - aMgrejoe dezanA musalamAna para kaDaka najara rAkhI. teone dAbavA kaDaka hAthe kAma levAyuM. A nItine pheravavA mATe, musalamAne ene pAtra bevaphA nathI ema batAvavA sara sauyada ahamade tanatoDa mahenata karI. bIjI bAjuthI navI aMgrejI keLavaNI musalamAnAmAM dAkhala karavA te madhyA. paNa emaNe eka bhUla karI : hiMdu musalamAna eka che ema mAnatA chatAM, temaNe musalamAnone koMgresathI alaga rAkhavA prayatna karyo. ane dalIla e karI ke, musalamAno pachAta che te hiMdue sarakhA thAya tyAre koMgresamAM jAya e ThIka che. UlaTuM karavuM te ema joItuM hatuM ke, pachAta levAthI sAthe rahe , ke

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kAyade Ajhama jhINA 181 jethI pachAta ne pachAta ja na rahevAya. paNa kadAca emane emAM mAnabhaMga lAgyo. athavA kadAca AMbeDakare harijane mATe alagatA cAhelI, te ja nyAye sara saiyada paNa cAlyA haze. kAMIka AvuM ja jhINAsAhebaneya 1920 bAdanI koMgresamAM javAmAM lAgyuM. pitAnI rAjadvArI kunehanI AbAda zaktithI, ane aMgrejonI garajane pUro lAga joI, temaNe potAnuM juduM rAjakendra muslima lIga UbhuM karyuM. dezamAM sAcI komI ekatAnA abhAvathI AmAM te phAvyA. ane ema temaNe musalamAnonuM AgavuM ja rAjya meLavI pelI pachAta dazA dUra thaze ema mAnyuM. emAMthI zuM thAya che e to have bhAvI batAve te kharuM. Ama A traNe puruSanI bhUlamAM eka amuka jAtanuM sarakhApaNuM lAge che. paNa lAMbI najare jotAM, A traNe jaNe maLIne hiMdanI ekatA ane svataMtratAmAM pratigAmI kAma ja karyuM, ema kahevuM paDe che. hiMdanA ItihAsamAM IslAmanuM Agamana eka bakheDAnuM ghara banyuM hatuM, tene zamAvIne eka umadA saMskRti janmAvavAnA puNya kAmanA gaNeza beThA hatA. temAM A puruSonuM kAma lokonA manamAM laghutA, dveSa ane hiMsA preranAruM chevaTe banyuM. tethI hiMdanI saMskRtinI AgekUca aTakI paDI. gAMdhIjInA netRtvanI jo sAcI kiMmate heya, te emAM che ke, e mahA-saMskRti-yAtrAne jagajUne tAra sAMdhI Apyo. ja0 jhINAe emAM breka mArIne paNa ApaNane jAgrata karI sAvaceta karavA dvArA sevA ja karI che. emaNe ApaNA samAjazarIranI nabaLAIne jore nAmanA meLavI, e emanI vyaktigata kIrtinuM kAma hameza yAda rahevAnuM. paNa e mAraphate ApaNane ApaNI kharI dazA paNa batAvI. pragati karavA mATe breka paNa kAma denArI kaLa che. jhINAsAhebe musalamAnone pAkistAna ApyuM che, te rIte kRtakRtya thayA. have musalamAne emane vArase zobhAvI zake che. te vakhate kAyade Ajhama temane doranAra nathI e kharuM. paNa have temane chellA doDha dAyakAnuM vizeSa rAjakAraNa nathI calAvavAnuM. temaNe navuM pAnuM zarU karavAnuM che. te teo zarU kare emAM kAyade-AjhamanA AtmAne paNa zAMti ane khuzI hoI zake che. Izvara emanA AtmAne zAMti Ape. [23-9-48] nivApAMjali'mAMthI] maganabhAI desAI

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maulAnA sAheba maulAnA abula kalAma AjhAda dilhImAM hRdayaroganI bImArIthI gaye mahine (phebruArI 1958) gujarI gayA. allA emane jinnatanI zAMti Ape. AkhA deze Ane mATe UMDe zoka pALe. pAkistAnamAM paNa sArI sahAnubhUtinI bhAvanA pragaTI. saune lAgyuM ke, AjhAdInI laDatanA yuganA bhe dhIme dhIme kharatA jAya che. Ama jotAM, e laDatanA staMbharUpa aneka bhaDavIro 1947 agAu paNa gayA che. emanI vAta nathI karatA. 1947nuM AjhAdInA udayanuM zubha coghaDiyuM jovAnuM sadbhAgya dharAvatA ane svarAja-sthApanAmAM paNa aDIkhama UbhA rahIne madhye ja janArA stanI vAta karuM chuM. maulAnA sAheba evA eka staMbha hatA. A kevaLa stutinI paribhASA nathI; kharekhara te AjhAdInI laDatanA eka ati virala staMbha hatA. hiMdamAM AjhAdInI laDatanI imArata gAMdhIjIe UbhI karI. tene mATe yogya sAthIo emaNe dezamAMthI vINyA, saMgharyA tathA keLavyA ane e imAratane majabUta banAvI. I. sa. 1917thI enI zarUAta thaI ema mAnIe, te Aje tene pUrAM 40 varasa thayAM. e itihAsa parathI kAMIka kayAsa bAMdhIne vAta karavA mATe A mudana ochI na kahevAya. e dRSTie upara meM kahyuM ke, A yugamAMnA eka staMbharUpa maulAnA sAheba banyA hatA. ane emAM emanI bhAre ane anekhI tArIpha rahelI che. pahelA gayA saradAra sAheba. te paNa evA ja arthamAM staMbharUpa hatA. have maulAnAne vAro Avyo. vidAyane vAro te hareka mATe nakkI Avaze ja. paraMtu prajAnA mana para tene ghasarakA paDayA vagara kema rahe bahu vahelethI gAMdhIjIe joI lIdhuM hatuM ke, AMtarika phaTathI hiMdanI prajA, - chatI zaktie ! - gulAma banI che. mATe tene upAya ekatAnI sAdhanA che. temAM komI ekatA moTI bAbata che. tethI te musalamAna sAthIo

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molAnA sAheba jANe ke zodhyA ja karatA hatA. 1917mAM maulAnA mahamadaalI ane theMkataalI e be alIbhAIo ane maulAnA AjhAda, deza ane kamane kAraNe, aMgrejanI jela sevatA hatA. temanI A bahAdurIe gAMdhIjInI najara kheMcI. ghaNuM karIne, dInabaMdhu enDrUjhanA nimittakAraNe, dilahInA be khAnadAna dostanI vArI gAMdhIjIne lAdhI - hakIma ajamalakhAna ane DaoN. anasArI. A maitrIne re hiMdanI asahakAranI laDatane majabUta pAye gAMdhIjIe nAkhyo. khAnabaMdhuo A dasako pUro thaye, 1930 pachInA yugamAM gAMdhIjIe mAyA, * alIbhAIo thoDA vakhata pachI eTalA sthira na nIvaDyA. paNa maulAnA AjhAda tyArathI Aja sudhI aNanama aDaga rahyA. eTaluM ja nahIM, 1940thI 1947nA ati vasamA ane evA ja nAjuka samayamAM te koMgresanA pramukha rahyA ane hiMdanI AjhAdInI bhAremAM bhAre mahattvapUrNa vATAghATo karavAnI etihAsika javAbadArI aDagatApUrvaka uThAvI. temane AmAMthI DagAvavAne mATe jhINAsAheba ane temanI lIge ochuM nathI karyuM. maulAnA sAheba mATe maheNAM ane gALe jAhera rIte varasAvyuM rAkhyAM. A kALe DaoN. anasArI, hakIma ajamalakhAna jevA sAthI te yAtanA sahavAmAM bhAga le tema nahotA. kAMIka karatAM jo maulAnA Dage te, koMgresa pAse, komI ekatAne japate eka musalamAna na rahe ane gAMdhIjIne hiMdasvarAjagaDha tUTe nahIM toya temAM bhAre gAbaDuM paDe, - e lIganI AkhI cAlabAjI hatI. maulAnAe janmabhara sevele rASTraprema pUrato majabUta nIvaDyo. kheladilI ane udAratAthI temaNe lIganAM maheNAToNAM jhIlyAM ane sAme javAba sarakho na Ape. A aDagatA maulAnAne mATe eka jIvananiSThA hatI. bIjA aneka musalamAne ekatAne rAjakIya nIti mAtra samajyA haze, to teo kasoTImAM paNa te pUratA AghApAchA nIvaDyA haze. maulAnAne mATe komI ekatA ane rASTranI AjhAdI jIvanasUtrarUpa hato. te mahAna vidvAna hatA. islAma dharmanA UMDA abhyAsI hatA. paNa emanA vyaktitvanI khAsa khUbI e hatI ke, te ati jhINI najarathI dareka bAbatane tapAsI zake evI tIkSNa buddhivALA ane tene anurUpa bhASAzaktivALA hatA. maulAnA sAheba kaI praznanuM bayAna karatA hoya, te

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eka jhalaka 14 sAMbhaLavuM e eka lahAvA ke lahejata ja hatI, tame emanI vAta mAne ke nA mAnA, e judI vastu che; paNa je kAMI e rajU kare, ene mATe tamArA dilamAM Adara ane kadara tA pedA kare ja. evI bhASAzakti ane evuM dalIlajoma emAM heAya ja. sAcuM ane sArUM pakaDavAnI tamannA emanI vidrattAnuM lakSaNa hatuM. te badhI zakti emaNe dezane caraNe - ane gAMdhIjInI AgevAnI nIce - bakSisa dharI. Ama karIne te ochA musalamAna na TharyA, paNa sAcA musalamAna banyA; ema emanI dilI mAnyatA hatI, te islAmanA imAma hatA. kurAnezarIpha paranuM emanuM urdU bhASya islAma-jagatamAM khUba vakhaNAyuM che. ane hiMdu bahAra paNa emanI dhArmika vidvattAnI sArI peThe tArIpha thaI che. Ama maulAnA sAheba rASTrapremathI ja nahIM, dharmadRSTithI paNa lIgane ekalavIrane paDakAra ApatA hatA. A bAbatamAM te ekalA cAlavAnuM AvyuM teAya cAlyA ane hiMdanI AjhAdInI imAratane khare vakhate tUTavA ke DolavA na dIdhI. nahIM te 1940-7nA chellA tabakkAmAM kaoNMgresanI laDatanuM zuM thAta, te kevaLa kalpavuM ja rahyuM. svarAja AvyA pachI tarata gAMdhIjI gayA. maulAnAe paM. javAharalAlane potAnA vajA-sAtha ApavA zarU karyo, Ama te temane keLavaNI khAtuM soMpAyuM; paraMtu kharekhara te te vaDApradhAnane mATe hareka bAbatanA sAthI, salAhakAra ane masalatadAra hatA. javAharalAlajIne emanI bhAre otha hatI. aMgata rIte joIe te|, maulAnAne mATe 1947 pahelAM ane pachI baMne vakhate seAsavAnuM nasIba hatuM, ema kahevAya. '47 pUrve temanA dharmavAra dezabaMdhu - muslima lIga temane DaMkhatI rahI. '47 bAda temanA komavAdI hiMdu dezabaMdhu gupta rIte chatAM DaMkhavA lAgyA hatA, e du:khada bInA paNa noMdhavI joIe. A bInA, gulAmImAMthI AjhAdImAM javAnA hiMdanA Adhunika parivartananI nizAnI che. binakAmavAra rAjya sthApavA mAgIe chIe; paNa komI bhAvezamAM raMgAyelI prajA chIe. madhyayuganA itihAsamAMthI lAgelA A raMga ane tenA AchApAtaLA paTa ke DAghADapakA have sApha thavA ja joie. navA jIvanadarzana vaDe e bhAvA zuddha na karIe, te hiMda nabaLuM paDaze, e darzana gAMdhIjI peThe ja maulAnAne lAdhyuM hatuM. baMnene A eka sAmAjika ane sAMskRtika dharmadarzana samAna hatuM. mATe ja jIvananI chellI ghaDI sudhI teNe temane na DayA.

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DaoN. zyAmAprasAda mukarajI 185 maulAnAnA javAnI sAthe hiMdanI AjhAdInA itihAsanA A eka mahAna prakaraNanuM pramukha pAtra bhUtakALanA garbhamAM thAya che. paNa ApaNe mATe jIvato Adeza mUkatuM jAya che ke, dharma ke majahaba jhaghaDo nathI prera; ekhalAsa ane sabUrI eno maMtra che. hiMdamAM badhI keme, badhA dharmo, badhI jAtio - badhA, koI paNa bhedanI pAmaratAthI dUra rahI, eka sabaLa rASTra banaze ane jagatamAM zAMtipATha sthApaze. A Adeza maulAnAnA jIvanane ApaNe mATe sarvoparI bodha che ane AhavAna paNa che. tene ApaNe na bhUlIe. [7-3-58] nivAM pAMjali'mAMthI] maganabhAI desAI De. zyAmAprasAda karajI baMgALanA prakhara dezabhakta DaoN. zyAmAprasAda mukarajI ciMtA ane du:khada saMjogomAM tA. 23 jAne vahelI savAre svargavAsI thayA. keTalAka mAsathI te aobhAva janasaMghanA netA tarIke kAzmIra aMge sarakArI nItino sakhata virodha karatA hatA. te arthe temaNe dezamAM thoDA ja vakhata upara pravAsa paNa kheDe, ane amuka Dhabe satyAgraha karavA sudhI loko jAya ema temaNe salAha ApelI. chevaTe pote jAte temAM jhaMpalAvyuM ane kAzmIra rAjaye pravezabadhI karelI tene bhaMga karIne te kAzamIra gayA ane tyAM najarakeda thayA. najarakedamAM ja te bImAra paDayA ane gaNatara divasanI mAMdagI pachI haoNspiTalamAM ja temaNe citI, bAvana ja varasanI uMmare, deha choDayo. pratApI pitAnA eka pratApI putranA javAthI baMgALAne ane dezane eka moTA vidvAna keLavaNIkAra ane dezabhaktanI khoTa paDI che. temanuM rAjakAraNa nirALuM hatuM, paNa temAM bahAdura svataMtratA je chAMTa jovA maLatI, tethI zrI. zyAmAbAbu bhaNelA vargamAM eka khAsa AkarSaNa pAmyA hatA. 1947mAM deza svataMtra thatAM A dezabhakate tenI pahelI sarakAra banavAnI javAbadArImAM joDAvAnuM bIDuM jhaDapyuM ane potAnuM kAma zobhAvyuM. te virala vaktA hatA. chelle thoDA ja mAsa para muMbaInI copATI para hiMdImAM temanuM vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLavAnI taka maLI hatI. akhalita ane saraLa hiMdIthI A vidvAna dezabhakta potAnuM kAma letA hatA te joIne temanA dezapremanI ane hiMdIbhASAnI zaktinI spaSTa pratIti paDatI hatI.

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eka jhalaka 1947 pachI dhIme dhIme dezanuM rAjakAraNa jema AgaLa vadhyuM, tema zrI. zyAmAbAbunI dRSTi hiMduvAdI lAge evI thatI gaI ane temaNe sarakAra choDI tathA tenA te virodhapakSa banyA. kAzamIra aMge game teTale daSTibheda tathA virodha chatAM, jo bhArata para caDAI thaze te to pote badhA bheda bhUlIne sarakAra joDe eka banIne mAtRbhUminI rakSA mATe laDaze, e emanI bulaMda jAherAta zyAmAbAbunI rASTrabhaktinI sAkSI tarIke sadAkALa hiMdanA loka yAda karaze. virodha prAmANika nItibheda para hoya, te kaI rIte rASTradroha ne banI zake. e zrI. mukarajInA rAjakAraNano uttama bodhapATha emanI ApaNane amUlya bheTa che. zrI. zyAmAprasAda hiMdanI dezabhakta mALAmAM aMkita thaIne gayA. emanA jIvanakAryanI suvAsa ApaNAmAM hameza zubha preratI raho. [28-6-'pa3] nivApAMjali'mAMthI) maganabhAI desAI Isapa ane tenI vAte [IsapanI vAtamAM duniyAdArIne DahApaNa ane vinodano bhaMDAra bharelo che. te vAto juo.] khATI drAkSa eka ziyALa hatuM. tene kakaDIne bhUkha lAgI. Amatema pharatAM kAMI lAga khAya to corI khAvA tAkatuM hatuM. nasIba joge eka jaNano drAkSanA mAMDavo tene jaDI gayo. - mAMDavA para majedAra drAkSanI lUmonI lUmo lacI rahI hatI. moMmAM pANI Ave evI suMdara hatI. paNa eka vAte vAMkuM hatuM - te jarA UMce hatI. te levA mATe ziyALe chalaMgo mAravA mAMDI. AmathI temathI keTalIya vAra teNe kUdAkUda karI. paNa kema karIne drAkSa pahoMcAyuM ja nahIM. have zuM karavuM? ziyALa luccuM gaNAya che. lAlacanuM mAthuM drAkSa khAvA to gayuM, paNa barobara banyuM. te e kabUla kare to lu zAnuM? eTale nirAza thaIne jatAM jatAM te patarAjImAM kahe,

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siMha ane uMdara 187 kAcI naca ne khATI raDa e drAkSane koNa khAya! sAruM thayuM meM na khAdhI, nahIM to mAMdu paDAta." paDIe paNa taMgaDI UMcI rAkhavAno svabhAva Avo ja chIcharo hoya che. "Isapa ane tenI vAto bhAga-1" mAMthI ] maganabhAI desAI siMha ane uMdara siha eka dahADo vanamAM sUto hato. pAsenA daramAMthI eka uMdara nIkaLyo. te Ama tema kUdavA ne pharavA lAgyo. teNe to dhIme rahIne sihanI upara paNa caDavA mAMDayuM ! AthI siMhane rIsa caDI. teNe tene paMjAthI pakaDayo. uMdara kahe - vanarAja, mane mApha karo. jIvatadAna Apo, to keka dahADe teno badalo vALIza. nAnakaDo uMdara vanarAjane keka dahADe upakAra karaze, e vAta ja kevI! siMhane e sAMbhaLI kautuka thayuM. teNe uMdarane jato karyo. have eka dahADo evuM banyuM ke, e siha pAradhIonI jALamAM sapaDAI gayo. temAM te evo jakaDAyo ke keme karatAM nIkaLAya nahIM. AthI te garjavA lAgyo. paNa tethI kAMI jALa tUTe? pelA uMdare gajanA sAMbhaLI daramAMthI bahAra DokiyuM karyuM to tene jIvatadAna ApanAra siha phasAyelo dekhAyo. jhaTa tenI pAse jaIne potAnA tINA dAMta vaDe jALanuM doraDuM teNe kApI kADhayuM. siMha jevo siMha kharekhara uMdara jevAnI madadathI chUTyo! - abhimAnamAM AvI jaI siMhe uMdarane tucchakArIne te dahADe mArI nAkhyo hota to! moTAe paNa nAnAnI kadara karI to kAma lAgI! Isapa ane tenI vAta bhAga-2"mAMthI] maganabhAI desAI

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gaMjIno kUtara baporano vakhata hato. nirAMte sUvA mATe sArI majAnI jagA khoLato eka kUtaro ghAsanI gaMjI pAse jaI pahoMcyo. gaMjI para majAnI pathArI thaI gaI, te para e sUto. have caratI caratI eka gAya e gaMjI pAse AvI pahoMcI. jevI ke ghAsa khAvA gaI tevo ja kUtaro tene bhasavA lAgyo ne sAme ghUrakyo. gAye meM pAchuM kheMcI lIdhuM. thoDI vAra pachI pharI mAM nAkhyuM. kUtaro to eno e ja! gAyane te khAvA ja na de. ene ghAsa khAvuM to nahotuM, paNa gaMjI para nirAMte sUvuM hatuM. paNa gAyane to tyAM caravAnuM hatuM ane khAvAnuM ghAsa hatuM tethI peTa bharavuM hatuM. paNa kUtare tene ghAsa khAvA ja de nahIM! chevaTe gAya thAkI ane teNe ene kahyuM, "alyA bhUMDA, tuM te kevo che ! tuM ghAsa khAI na zake; ane mane khAvA na de! A te tArI kevI kharAba vAta che! tAre sUvuM ja hoya to tene mATe hajAra jagAo bIjI che, tyAM jA ne! mAre to eka ja A gaMjI che, tyAM mAruM khAvAnuM che; ane te tuM mane khAvA nathI deto!" chatAM kUtaro na khasyo ke na teNe gAyane ghAsa khAvA dIdhuM. ghaNI vAra mANasa paNa Ama ja avicAra ane IrSAthI bharelI rIte varte che. A vAta uparathI tene "gaMjIno kUtaro' kahevAya che. Isapa ane tenI vAta bhAga-2mAMthI] maganabhAI desAI

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vAgha Avyo re vAgha ! gamata khelane khAtara jUThuM bolIe ane pachI jUThAbolAmAM khapIe, to kevI hAni thAya, te batAvavA mATe "vAgha Avyo re vAgha!'nI IsapanI nIcenI vAta kahevata banI gaI che. eka bharavADano chokaro hato. rAja gheTAMghakarAM cAravA vagaDAmAM jato. gheTAMbakarAM Ama tema caratAM hoya tyAre te temanA upara najara rAkhe, e enuM kAma. paNa emAM jhAjhuM karavAnuM kAMI maLe nahIM, eTale te Ama tema phare, manamAM Ave to pAvo vagADe, koI vAra Ama tema bora vINato phare. ene khAsa saMbhALa rAkhavAnI e ke, koka dahADe ociMto pAsenI jhADImAMthI vAgha ke varu na nIkaLI Ave. te Ave to bUmo pADavI, eTale pAsenAM khetaromAM ke vagaDAmAM koI hoya te doDI Ave,- Ama enA bApe ene kahI rAkheluM. eka dahADe bakarAMdheTAM laIne te carAvavA gayo hato. thoDo vakhata Ama tema karIne teNe kADhayo. pachI kAMI karavAnuM maLe nahi, eTale tene kaMTALo Avyo, ne zuM karuM ke majA paDe, e taraMga upara enuM mana caDayuM. kadI vAdha varu AveluM nahi, eTale te Ave to zuM thAya enI ene jAtamAhitI nahotI. eTale ene tukko sUkyo, "lAvane bUma pADIe; joIe to kharA ke kaNa kaNa doDI Ave che! jarA majA Avaze." Ama vicArI e jorathI trADa pADavA lAgyo, "vAgha Avyo re vAgha!" trADa sAMbhaLI pAsenA keTalAka loko DAMga ne dhAriyAM laIne doDI AvyA. AvIne chokarAne pUchayuM, "kyAM che vAgha?" vAgha hoya to chokaro batAve ne! e pUchanArAo sAme joIne khaDakhaDa hasavA lAgyo ne teNe kahyuM, "e to

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190 eka jhalaka meM khAlI majAne sAru bUma pADI hatI. mane thayuM ke, lAvane joIe to kharA, kevI gamata thAya che !" vahAre dhAyelA loko chokarA para ciDAIne cAlyA gayA. have chokarAne to A hAMsIelanI vAta thaI gaI. ene emAM majA paDI. eka be aThavADiyAM pachI Ama ja eNe to pharI kaMTALo kADhavAnI uparanI davA karI. pahelAMnI peThe loko doDI AvyA, ane banIne bicArA pAchA gayA. paNa have emaNe joyuM ke, "chokaro TIkhaLa karI ApaNane banAve che. A chokarAnI bUma sAcI na mAnavI." eka vAra evuM banyuM ke, kharekhara jhADImAMthI vAgha Avyo. chokarAo ne joI kAramI cIsa pADI, "vAgha Avyo re vAgha !" AsapAsa kAma karavA AvatA loko have zAnA doDe? emaNe mAnyuM ke, A to pelA tophAnI nAdAna dIkarAnuM TIkhaLa che; doDI javAnI jarUra nathI. ane koI tenI pAse gayuM nahIM. chokaro cIso pADato rahyo. jIva bacAvavA pote eka jhADa para caDI gayo. vAghe enAM keTalAMya gheTAMbakarAMne mArI nAkhyAM. thoDI vAra pachI khAvA mATe zikAra laIne vAgha cAlyo gayo. eTale chokaro raDato raDato jhADa parathI nIce Avyo ane pAsenA khetaramAM jaI teNe tyAMnA lokone vAta karI. paNa have zuM thAya? jenI mAthAvaTI jazUAbolAnI paDI gaI, teno sAco bola paNa pachI koNa mAne? A uparathI ja pelo bola eka kavie kahyo che ke, je jana mazkarI karavA jAya, A moDo vahelo te sapaDAya; jUThANuM jaladI pakaDAya, Akhara jUTho jana patAya.' Isapa ane tenI vAta bhAga-3"mAMthI) maganabhAI desAI

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enDrokilajha ane siMha eNnDrokilajha nAme eka habasI gulAma hato. gulAmI kone game? e to eka dahADo chAnomAno nAsI gayo jaMgalamAM. bhoga joge tyAM eka siha ene maLyo. ene thayuM, A to mUA bApaliyA ! paNa siha to na mAre ke na pAcho jAya - te to tenI pAse ja AvyA kare! te laMgaDAto hato. kema ke tenA paganI pocI gAdImAM kAMTo bhoMkAyo hato. eNnDrolijha A samajyo. hiMmata karIne eNe te siMhano kAMTo kADhyo. siha ene mAryA vagara cAlyo gayo ! have gAmamAM enDrolijhanI zodhAzodha cAlI. zeTha gulAma khoLavA mANaso doDAvyA. enDokilaka pakaDAyo. rAjyano kAyado evo hato ke, gulAma jo nAsI jAya to tene maraNanI sajA karavI. enDokilajhane siMha pAse marAvavAnuM TharyuM. mANasa ane sihanI A krUra sAThamArI jovA sau loka bheguM thayuM. enDokilajha Ubho hato tenI sAme siMha choDavAmAM Avyo. ghUrakato ne garjato siMha tenI pAse to Avyo. paNa A zuM? eNnDrokilajhane joIne e to dhIme dhIme tenA paga AgaLa AvI, jANe pALelo hoya, ema, prema karato besI gayo! zAthI ema haze te kaho joIe? e pelo kAMTAvALo siha hato. bhalAI evI cIja che ke siha jevAne paNa asara karyA vagara rahe nahi. Isapa ane tenI vAte bhAga-4"mAMthI] maganabhAI desAI

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gItAnuM prasthAna saMpAdaka : maganabhAI desAI [mahAbhAratanA yuddhanA maMDANa pahelAMnI sika kathAnI eka jhalaka] viduranI bhAjI dudhane zrIkRSNanuM svAgata karyuM ane potAne tyAM bhojana mATe AmaMtraNa ApyuM. paNa zrIkRSNa teno spaSTa zabdomAM asvIkAra karyo. Ama paNa temaNe rAjA taraphano utAro vagere Atithya nahotAM svIkAryA ne sIdhA vidurajIne tyAM ja gayA hatA; tethI duryodhanane gusso to hato ja. temAM AthI vadhAro thayo ane teNe kahyuM - "he kRSNa, tame kaurava pAMDava beu pakSanA hitecchaka cho; amArA paNa priya sagA cho; dharma-artha-vid sujJa puruSa cho. atyAre vaLI tame dUtakameM khAsa AvyA cho. to tame amArA rAjyanA AtithyanuM grahaNa kema nathI karatA?" zrIkRSNa sApha zabdomAM teno javAba Apyo : "he bhArata, dUta kRtArtha thAya eTale ke, je kAme te Avyo hoya te kAma thAya, to ja te satkAra bhojanAdi svIkArI zake." duryodhana - e to ThIka vAta nathI. ame tamAre satkAra karavA Atura chatAM tame nA pADe, enuM kAraNa zuM? nathI amAre tamAre kaI vera, ke nathI ApaNI vacce vigrahabhAva. chatAM tame Ama kema kaho! tame pharI vicAra kare. A sAMbhaLI, hasatA hoya ema zrIkRSNa sau bhaNI joIne javAba vALyo, "he duryodhana, kAma-krodha, lobha, dveSa, ke svArtha yA kaI hetuvAdathI ke lobhathI taNAI jaI huM kadI

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193 vidurajInI bhAjI dharma choDato nathI. jo bhAI, kAIne tyAM jamavA mATe javAmAM sAmAnyapaNe be kAraNa saMbhave : yA to prIti hoya to, ke pachI ApattimAM hoIe to garajanA mAryA. have tame ApaNA dAkhalAmAM juo ke, tame mArA para prIti to rAkhatA nathI; ane mane ahIM evI Apatti nathI ke lAcArIthI tamAre tyAM mAre jamavuM paDe. A uparAMta jo joIe to, dharme sthira evA pAMDavo para, kAMI kAraNa vinA tame IrSA rAkho cho. temanA parano e dreSa mAre viSe ja tamAro che ema jANo : evuM ekAtmya temanuM ane mAruM che. tathA guNI ane dharmI loko upara je mANasa kAmakrodhathI mohavaza thaIne dAjhe baLe ne vera bAMdhe, tene zAstrAmAM adhama kahyo che. tevA manuSyane Azare lAMbo vakhata zrI TakatI ke UbhI rahetI nathI. ane tethI UlaTuM evuM che ke, manathI na gamato paNa guNiyala mANasa joI, tenuM bhaluM karI jItI laie, to tevuM karanAra mANasano yaza lAMbo Take che. "he durgaMdhana, tamAruM anna hIna bhAvathI dUSita che, tethI huM tenuM grahaNa kema karI zakuM? A nagaramAM kevaLa vidurajInuM ghara ja mane khape evuM pavitra che, ane tethI huM tyAM jamIza. "9 Ama kahIne zrIkRSNa duryodhanane mahelethI nIkaLIne sIdhA vidurajIne tyAM pAchA gayA. tyAM kauravo, bhISma-droNAdi vidhisara pharI temane maLavA gayA; temaNe bheTo dharI. zrIkRSNe adababhera te levAnI nA pADI ane kahyuM, "Apa saue mAruM ucita sanmAna karyuM ja che; have sau potapotAne ghera padhAro.' pachI zrIkRSNe brAhmaNone bhojana tathA dravya dakSiNAdi ApI vidurajInuM bhAvabhayuM" ane pavitra bhojana svIkAryu. e0 - 13

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viSTinuM saMbhASaNa AkhI kaurava sabhA zAMta banIne besI gaI, eTale zrIkRSNa, grISma Rtu pUrI thaIne pahelo megha garje ema, potAnA dudubhinAdathI, dhRtarASTrane uddezIne ane AkhI sabhA sAMbhaLe ema, potAnuM saMbhASaNa zarU karyuM. te bolyA, "he kururAja, kauravo ane pAMDavo vacce zama-zAMti thAya ane aneka vIra kSatriyo nAza pAmatA bace, evI yAcanA karavA huM Avyo chuM. A prasaMga viSe je jANavA jevuM che te badhuM tame jANo cho; mAre e yAcanA karavA uparAMta kAMI vizeSa kahevAnuM che nahIM. "he rAjana, ApanuM A kurukula kevuM anupama che ! tevA kulamAM tamAre nimitte kAMI anucita na thAo. he kurupati, duryodhana vagere tamArA putro dharmaarthane pAchaLa karI atyAre khoTAI karI rahyA che. lobhathI temanI buddhi haNAI gaI che, tethI teo potAnA ja bhAMDuo joDe maryAdA ane ziSTatA cUkI beThA che. AthI, he rAjana, gurukula mATe evI Apatti AvI lAgI che ke, tenI jo upekSA thaI to pRthvIno nAza thaze. Ama thatuM rokavuM tamArA hAthamAM che. "he kururAja, kaurava pAMDavo vacce zama-zAMti sthApavAM azakya nathI; jo tame ane huM dhArIe, to e karI zakIe ema chIe. e ApaNe adhIna vastu che. tame tamArA putrone vAre ane huM pAMDavone vAruM. "he rAjA, tame hajI ema kema na samajo ke, pAMDavo joDe jhaghaDavAmAM kazo phAyado nathI? UlaTuM, jo tame teone zAMtithI jItI lo, to teo tamArA bhAremAM bhAre sahAyaka ane saMrakSaka thaze. ane teo kevA baLavAna che! teonA 14

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viSTinuM sa'bhASaNa 191 sAthathI tamane indra paNa kAMI karI na zake, to pRthvInA rAjAonuM to gaju ja zuM? bhISma, droNa, kRpa, karNa, AdinI ApanI senA ane pAMca pAMDava bhAIo sAtyaki AdinI pAMDava senA - A be maLe, to temanI sAme koNa * Take? Ama thAya to tame tamArA bIjA zatruone paNa harAvI zakazo. samajo to, sIdhI tamArA ja svArthanI A svAta che. - - "have jo tema na thayuM, to zuM thAya te vicAro. eka ja kulanAM A be pAMkhiyAM laDe, temAM tame karyo dharma juo cho vAru? yuddhamAM pAMDavo mare ane ApanA putro mare, tethI tame zuM sukha zAMThazo? ene badale e baMne zUravIra / daLone bacAvI lo. nahIM to, yuddhamAM te baMne ane badhA rAjAo aMte kapAI maraze! he rAjA, pRthvIno Avo nAza thAya temAMthI tame ene bacAvo. to vera ane asUyA dUra karIne, A badhA rAjAo paNa sAthe maLIne khAIpI khuzI thaIne potapotAne ghera jaI zake. huM nRpa, huM A yAcanA karavA tamArI pAse Avyo chuM. "he dhRtarASTra, tamArA nAnA bhAInA putroe tamAruM zuM bagADayuM che? temanA pitA emane nAnA mUkIne marI ke gayA; vidhavA mAtA kuMtI ane emanA putrone tame soDamAM lIdhAM. tame ja temane pALI poSIne moTA karyAM. to have nyAyapUrvaka temanuM pAlana tame zuM kAma na karo? teo Aje du:khamAM che, tyAre to khAsa tamAre emanI ciMtA karavI joIe. ema na karo to tamAre ja hAthe tamArA artha ane tamArA dharma baMne nAza pAmaze. huM ATaluM yAda karAvI zamanI yAcanA karuM chuM. "he rAjana, tamArA putra samA pAMca pAMDavoe pitAtulya tamAre mATe saMdezo mokalyo che, te paNa kahuM te sAMbhaLo.

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eka jhalaka Apane praNAma karIne temaNe kahAvyuM che ke, "he rAjana, tamArA rAjyamAM ama pAMca bhAIono parivAra zarUthI bahu du:khI thayo. ghatanI tamArI zarata pramANe, ame bAra varSa vanavAsa bAda eka varSa ekAntavAsa paNa bhogavyo. tame amArA pitA-tulya cho. have te zaratano AgaLano bhAga tame kema na pALo? - dharmapUrvaka amane have amAre rAjyabhAga kema pAcho na Apo? he pitA, ame bhUlamAM hoIe to jarUra tame amane Thapako Apo. amArI eTalI ja prArthanA che ke, je dharma paMtha hoya te amane jaNAvo ane tame tema Acaro. saMsthApaka thakvekjhAna viSTa dharme suvAni !' "ane, he dhRtarASTra, tamArA te pAMca pAMDava putroe ahIM tamArI samakSa maLelI pariSadane mATe paNa be zabdo kahAvyA che, te sau sabhAjano sAMbhaLo - "Apa sau dharmaza cho; tevAnI hAjarImAM kazuMya anucita na thavuM joIe. je sabhAnA sabhyonA dekhAtAM, dharma adharma vaDe ke satya amRta vaDe haNAya, te sabhyo, paNa tenI sAthe, ja haNAya che. je sabhAmAM adharmathI ghAyala thayelo dharma praveze che ane temAM beThelA sabhAsado tenuM zalya kADhatA nathI, teo poteya e adharma-zalyathI ghAyala thAya che.' he rAjA, potAno dharma samajanAra ane zAMti dhyAnamAM rAkhIne vanArA pAMDavoe Ama sabhAne je kahAvyuM che, te satya che; nyAyI ane dharma paNa che. eTale pAMDavone temano rAjyabhAga Apo, ethI bIjuM mArAthI kema kahI zakAya? A sabhAmAM beThelA Apa sau rAjAone huM pUchuM chuM: "he mahIMpALo, dharma tathA arthanI dRSTithI vicArI joIne tame sau kaho ke, A huM kharuM kahuM chuM ke nahIM?' he rAjana, nyAyapUrvaka pAMDavonuM rAjya dAna karIne A badhA kSatriyone mRtyupAzamAMthI mukta kare; krodha choDI zAMtithI varto; pAMDavone

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- - kAra, dharma ane te te badala karaNe kahyuM ane karIne viSTinuM saMbhASaNa temanuM rAjya sepI pUrva jema soDamAM lo; ane emanA sahita tamArA badhA ja putro maLIne AkhuM kurukula eka banI sukha bhogavo. he rAjA, jAtazatru yudhiSThira kevA dharmavIra che, te tame jANo cho. tamArI tathA tamArA putro pratye Aja sudhI kevI rIte e varyA che, te tame jANo cho. tame temane IMdraprastha kADhyA, to te tyAM gayA. tyAMthI parAkrama karIne sAmrAjya meLavyuM, ane neya tamAre caraNe dharyuM ane kadI tamArI AzA na lopI. te bAda dUta-sabhA thaI, tenAM phaLa temaNe dharma ane dhRtipUrvaka bhogavyAM; temanI dharmapatnI kRNAnuM ghora apamAna paNa sAMkhI lIdhuM; paNa teo dharma cUkyA nahi. he bhArata, huM temanuM ane tamAruM beunuM bhaluM icchuM chuM. he rAjA, tame Aje arthano anartha tathA anarthane artha mAnIne, prajAne dharma, artha ane sukhathI vegaLI nA laI jAo, tathA atilobhI thaI gayelA dudhanAdi tamArA 'putro para kAbU rAkho." chevaTe, he rAjana, pAMDavo taraphathI temane e jaNAvuM ke, teo zAMtipUrvaka tamArI sevAmAM hAjara thavA ane tema nahIM to sAme yuddha karavuM paDe to tema karavA taiyAra che. tamane e bemAMthI je vadhu pathya lAge, teno Azaro lo. suvu kiM vahunA ?" " zrIkRSNanuM A bhavya saMbhASaNa sAMbhaLI badhA sabhAjano romaharSita banI gayA; hRdayathI saue e bhASaNano Adara karyo. AgaLa paDIne keI kAMI bolavAnI pahela paNa na karI zakahyuM. "AmAM zrIkRSNane zuM kahevuM !' e vicAramAM paDI gayelA sau sabhAjano zAMta beThA rahyA, keI kazo uttara ApavA sAhasa na karI zakyuM. .

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zrIkRSNanuM duryodhanane saMbodhana kaNva muni pachI duryodhanane vyAsa bhISmAdi vaDIlae kahyuM. te pachI nArada munie paNa tene manAvavA laMbANathI kahyuM : "he bhAI, tuM tArAM A badhAM vaDIla, sagAMsaMbaMdhInuM mAnato nathI. tuM bhAre haThe ane abhimAnane ghoDe caDyo che. ema na kara; e dAruNa vastu che. ame brAhANo tArA mitro chIe. hitavANI kahe evA mitra jagatamAM durlabha che. temanI salAha tAre avazya sAMbhaLavI joIe. A viSe gAlava RSinI haThanuM eka prAcIna daSTAMta che, te tuM yAda kara." ema kahIne te munie e kathA sabhAmAM kahI saMbhaLAvI. tathA yayAti rAjAnA abhimAnanI kathA paNa tenI joDe kahI. ane chevaTe te munie kahyuM, "he duryodhana Ama haTha ane abhimAnathI phAyado nathI. tene A badhA tArA hitecchuo kahe che te mAnI jA." AthI dhRtarASTra kahyuM, "he nArada muni, tame sAcuM kaho cho. paNa duryodhana mane gAMThato nathI.' ' Ama bolI dhRtarASTra zrIkRSNane uddezIne kahyuM, "he kezava, atyAre je badhuM cAle che, te mane jarAya gamatuM nathI. paNa huM lAcAra chuM. A duryodhana mAruM ke tenI mAtAnuM ke viduranuM ke bhISmAdi aneka hitaiSIomAMthI keInuM sAMbhaLato nathI. e krUra, pApamati ane durAtmA duryodhanane have tame kAMI kaho, jo mAne to. ema kare to e tamAruM moTuM mitrakArya thaze."

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zrIkRSNanuM duryodhanane sAdhana AthI zrIkRSNa duryodhanane uddezIne kahevA mAMDyuM, he duryodhana, tamArA ane saunA bhalAne mATe A kahuM chuM. tame mahAprAjJa kulamAM janmyA cho; tame jA tema ta ane vRtta baMnethI saMpanna cho: sAna sAthe aneka guNo dharAvo cho. Ama chatAM atyAre je raDhe tame caDayA cho, e to durAtmA, nirlajaja, ane nRzaMsa, tathA akulIna lokane ja chAje. tamArI vRtti lagAtAra AvI rahI che, te ghora hAni kare evI che. puruSone te na zobhe. ahIM birAjelA tamArA A so vaDIlo, AcAryo tathA mitro ane kuTuMbIjano paNa tamane gurukulanA AjanA viSama samaye zamanI ja salAha Ape che. are, tamArAM mAtApitA kahe che te to sAMbhaLo! je mANasa AvA lokanI hitavANI na sAMbhaLe ane durjanonA saMge caDI jAya, tenuM patana ja thAya, e nakkI che. "he tAta, eka bAju pAMDavonuM vartana juo. janmathI tame temane pajavyA ja karyA, chatAM teo dharmAtmA e bhUlI jaIne ane tamArI joDe sArAsArI rAkhIne ja varte che. tamAre paNa temanI joDe ema na vartavuM joIe? he bharanaSabha, prajJAvAna puruSo dharma-artha-kAma e trivargane dhyAnamAM rAkhIne potAnAM kAryo kare che. traNene sAthe saMbhALIne na vartI zakAya, to kAmane choDI de che ane dharma arthane sAcave che. ane jo traNamAMthI eka ja pasaMda karavAnuM hoya, to dhIra puruSo dharmane, madhyama zreNInA puruSo arthane, ane nAdAna ke kaniSTha puruSo ja kAmane pasaMda kare che. ema lobhathI kAmane varanAro mANasa vinAza pAme che. are, kAma ane arthanI icchA hoya, topaNa pahelo dharma Acaravo; kema ke te vagara kadI kAma ke artha sadhatAM ja nathI. he kururAja, dharma-artha-kAma e trivarga sAdhavAnI cAvI

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eka jhalaka ja dharma che. sUkA ghAsamA paDelI Aga jema vadhe, tema dharmathI mANasanI unnati vadhavA lAge che. [, "bIju paNa ahIM kahevA jevuM che te sAMbhaLo :tame pArakuM rAjya anucita upAyathI chInavI levA tAka cho, e yAda rAkhavuM ke, je loko sAmAna sArA vartana chatAM temanI pratye kharAba vartana rAkhe che teo, jema kuhADIthI vana chedAya, tema potAne chedI nAkhe che. che "he bhAI, tame karNa, du:zAsana vagerenA baLanI gaNatarI para kUdI rahyA ho, to yAda rAkhajo ke, te badhA, sahita A rAjAo ane bhISma-droNAdi tame kaI pAMDavo sAme - bhIma arjuna sAme phAvI nahIM zako. tame arjunanuM baLa hajI na jANyuM? ane huM eno sArathi thaIza. tevA arjunane A badhAmAMthI keI harAvI zake, evo eka to batAvo! . . . . mATe he duryodhana, A narasaMhAra thato roko, kulana na bano, ane pAMDavo sAthe salAha karo. teo tamArA. pitAne ja gAdI para cAlu rAkhaze; tamane ja yuvarAja sthApaze. mATe adhuM rAjya pAMDavone sapo; ane Ama lakSmI cAMllo karavA AvI che, tyAre laDavAnI vAtanuM kapALa kUTavA na beso.", , Ama zrIkRSNa kahyA pachI bhISma, droNa, vidura tathA dhRtarASTra saue pharIne duryodhanane kahyuM, "bhAI, zrIkRSNanuM kahyuM mAna ane vinAzane Avato TALa." . . vidure to krodhathI ema paNa kahyuM, "duryodhana, tAre mATe : mane jarAya dilagIrI nathI. huM to A tArAM vRddha mAtApitAno vicAra karuM chuM. tuM nahIM mAne to maraze ja. pachI A be jaNanI zI dazA tuM karato jaIza, e ciMtA mane moTI che!"

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yuddhanA dha 20. dhRtarASTra AMte kahyuM, "he tAta, zrIkRSNa sAcuM kahe che; mAnI le. nahIM to tuM jarUra parAbhava pAmIza." A sAMbhaLIne bhISma ane droNe pharI pAchuM tene kahevA mAMDayuM, "he duryodhana, laDavAnI A tArI carabI, yuddhamAM pAMDavo zAstra laIne nathI AvyA tyAM sudhI ja TakavAnI che, ema jANa. bAkI, ame to zAMtine arthe evuM jovA cAhIe chIe ke, yudhiSThira Ave ane tane bheTe; tAre khabhe hAtha mUkIne sAthe thAya ane A adhirAjya calAve. e joIne A badhA rAjAonI AMkho harSAthI bharAI jaze. mATe bhAratanAM badhAM rASTromAM DhaMDhere piTAva ke, ame bhAIo laDavAnA nathI. ema karIza to tArI badhI ciMtA dUra thaze." suyuddhanA dharmo Ama vicAra karyA pachI, baMne daLanI senAone laI temanA nAyaka tapa:kSetra evA kurukSetranA medAnamAM pahoMcyA. e samudAya evaDo moTo hato ke, AkhI pRthvI jANe khAlI thaI gaI hatI; kevaLa strIo, bALako ne vRddho ja ghera bAkI rahyAM hatAM; hAthI, ghoDA, ratha,"tathA navayuvAnothI rahita te thaI gaI hatI ! .. duryodhanane sAme joIne paMcAlo harSathI rAjI thaI gayA. kema ke tenI joDe laDavA teo kayAranA talasatA hatA. pAMDavo paNa potAnI senA barobara utsAhamAM AvIne khaDI thayelI joIne rAjI thayA. arjuna ane zrIkRSNa paNa prasanna thayA; harSamAM temaNe potAnA zaMkha vagADyA. eno nAda sAMbhaLI zatrusenAmAM yoddhAo evA to bhaDakyA ke, zakumbha prasunnuvu:" (bhI), a0 1-18) temane jhADo pezAba thaI gayAM! ane A samaye jorathI evuM vAvAjhoDuM thayuM ke, keTalAka to tenAthI ja akaLAI gayA!

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201 eka jhalaka pachI baMne pakSanA AgevAno maLyA ane temaNe yuddhanA niyamo prathama nakkI karyA : sAMja paDaye yuddha baMdha thAya, tyAre koI keinuM duzmana hoya ema nahIM, paNa pUrvavat premathI vartavuM. je vAgyuddha kare tenI joDe tevuM ja yuddha laDavuM; je laDavAmAMthI bahAra nIkaLI jAya, tene mAravA nahIM; rathI joDe thI, gajI joDe gaja, azvI joDe azvI, ane padAti ke pAyadaLa joDe pAyadaLa, - je jevo yoddho tevAe tenI sAthe sAmethI yuddha laDavuM. sAmAvALo vihvaLa thayo hoya, athavA dumanane eve bharose ke, te khoTo ghA nahIM kare ke lAga sAdhI nahIM le, evA vizvAsapUrvaka gAphela rahyo hoya, teno geralAbha nA levo. tene hoziyAra karIne baMne yoddhA samabhAve susajaja hoya tema yuddha khelavuM. koInI joDe laDavAmAM rokAyo hoya tene, ke zaraNe AvelAne, ke moDhuM pheravI laI yuddhavimukha thAya tene ke, jenuM zastrAstra ke kavaca i0 tUTI ke paDI gayAM hoya tene, - AvA keInA para ghA na karavo. sUta ke sArathio, ke bojo uThAvanArAo, ke zastrAdi pahoMcatAM karanArA, ke zaMkha bherI i0 vagADanArA - evA sevakajanone na haNavA. A prakAranA yuddhadharmo pALavAnuM nakkI karIne korava pAMDavo chUTA paDIne potapotAne sthAne pahoMcyA. potAnI A prakAranI sthiti joI chUTA paDatAM temane Azcarya thayuM. paraMtu sthAne pahoMcIne teo utsAha ane harSathI laDavA mATe sajaja thaI gayA. ema, yuddhano prAraMbha karavA baMne daLa taiyAra thaIne hukamanI vATa jotAM UbhAM. bAvA.

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yuddhanuM mULa kAraNuM vyAsajI dhRtarASTrane chevaTe ema kahIne gayA ke : "moTI senA hoya to nakakI jIta thAya ja ema nahIM jIta vastu ja adhUva che. emAM deva Akhare kare e ja kharuM!" A sAMbhaLIne dhRtarASTra vicAramAM paDI jaI thoDI vAra thaMbhI gayo. pachI vAraMvAra UMDo zvAsa laIne teNe saMjayane kahyuM, saMjaya, A badhA rAjAo ane temanI senA mAthuM hAthamAM laIne zAne sAru nIkaLI paDayAM haze vAru? sAmasAme zastrothI jhUjhaze; koI pAcho nahIM paDe ne nahIM zAMta thAya. e badhuM bhUmi para aizvarya meLavavAnI icchAthI ja ne? mane e kahe ke, bhUmimAM evA kevAka guNo che ke, tene khAtara jIvane paNa choDavA rAjAo taiyAra thaI AvyA che?" - saMjaya - he rAjA, bhUminA guNI, mArI samaja pramANe, tamane kahuM te sAMbhaLo. he rAjA, A pRthvI para be prakAranAM bhUta ke prANIo vase che - eka sthAvara, bIjA jagama. jaMgama prANInI traNa bonio ke jAto che:-- aMDaja, svedaka, ane jarAyuja, teomAM jarAyuja zreSTha che. pazu ane mAnavo jarAyujamAM Ave che, teo jarAyujomAM zreSTha che. jarAyuja bhUto aneka rUpavALAM hoya che. vedomAM temanA 14 prakAra batAvyA che. te 14 prakAra te Ama :araNyavAsI evAM sAta che: siMha, vAgha, varAha, pADe,

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204 eka jhalaka hAthI, rIMcha ane vAnara. ane bAkInAM bIjAM sAta te grAmavAsI : gAya, bakarI, gheTuM, manuSya, ghoDo, gadheDo ane khaccara. ema kula 14 prakAranAM jarAyuja pazuo kahevAya che. he rAjA, A jagatane dhAraNa karanArA yazonI pratiSThA teomAM thayelI che. - "bIjAM sthAvara bhUta udubhijaja kahevAya che. temAM kula tRNavarga ke vanaspati Ave che. tenI pAMca jAtio gaNAvI che - 1. vRkSa, 2. jhADInuM vana, 3. ghAsalatA. 4. velo ane 5. vAMsa jevAM "tvaphasAra." Ama 14+5 maLIne kula 19 thAya, temAM paMca mahAbhUta umero, eTale kula 24 saMkhyA thaI. 24 akSaranA gAyatrI maMtra parathI A covIsa bhUtone paNa lokamAM gAyatrI" kahe che. evI je loka-gAyatrI rUpI bhUmi, temAMthI ja badhuM janme che ane emAM ja aMte badhuM mare che; bhUmi ja bhUtamAtranI pratiSThA che; bhUmi ja temano parama AdhAra che. eTale have tame samajI zakazo ke, jenI A bhUmi, tenuM A carAcara jagata thAya che. rAjAo tenI ati gRdhyA rAkhe che; tethI ekabIjAne mAravA mATe taDe che." gItAnuM prasthAna'mAMthI) maganabhAI desAI

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satyAgrahanI mImAMsA saMpAdaka maganabhAI prabhudAsa desAI 1935mAM bahAra paDele A graMtha satyAgrahanuM sAmAjika darzana, rAjya ane samAja-vidyAnI daSTie samajAvavA prayatna kare che. satyAgrahanA mULa siddhAMtanI samaja, samAjavAda, sAmyavAda vagere bIjA sAmAjika siddhAMtonI daSTie tenuM parIkSaNa, tenI pAchaLa rahelI sAmAjika philasUphI, vagere bAbatonI zAstrIya rIte carcA karatuM prathama pustaka Ane kahI zakAya. A pustakane mATe lekhakane "pAraMgata'nI padavI pUjya gAMdhIjIne hAthe enAyata karavAmAM AvI hatI. A pustakanuM hiMdI paNa karavAmAM AvyuM che. tathA aMgrejI paNa taiyAra thaI rahyuM che. A graMthamAM "netA koNa banI zake?' te prakaraNa juo. netA keNa banI zake ? satyAgrahanI caLavaLiyAe UbhuM kareluM tUta nathI. e to samudAyanI UMDI utkaTatAmAMthI Upaje tyAre zarU karavAmAM AvatuM dharmayuddha che. tethI to gAMdhIjI ghaNI vAra kahe che ke, satyAgrahIne laData saheje sAMpaDe che, ne Ama cetavaNI Ape che ke, "jyAM jyAM anIti anyAya juo, tyAM tyAM caDAI karavA baMdhAyA cho, ema na mAnatA. paNa mUMge moDhe racanAmaka kAma karI yogyatA meLavo. caDAI vahoravA na nIkaLo. tamAre AMgaNe Ave tyAre vadhAvajo." to ja te lokapriya bane che ne saphaLa paNa thAya che. 205

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eka jhalaka AthI ja sazastra sainikanI jema satyAgraha karanArA game tyAMthI bhADUtI nathI lAvI zakAtA. aMte to je samudAyane sIdho anyAya vaselo che, teNe ja virodhI pakSane Takkara jhIlavAnI che. bIjA to tene, bahu bahu to, madada ja karI zake. eTale, jo te samudAyanI ja mULa zakti na hoya, to tene UchInI ApI na laDAvI zakAya. samudAyane thayelI anyAya tapAsavo, samudAyanI zaktino aMdAja kADhavo, * tene jarUrI salAha ApavI, vagere kAmo ne nA karI zake. ane te teNe ja karavAnAM kAmo che. paraMtu potAnI mULa tAkAta jo samudAyamAM na hoya, to tAtkAlika te nahi ApI zakAya. eve sthAne netAe "mUge moDhe racanAtmaka kAma karIne dhIrajathI te upajAvavI joIze. A mULa tAkAta che ke nathI te nirNaya karavA mATe netAmAM samatolapaNuM, . dhIraja ane anyAya joIne AvI jatA Avega para kAbU rAkhavAnI zakti joIe. te na hoya, to samudAyane. te khADAmAM ja nAkhe. *- , , , satyAgrahanI mImAMsA" maganabhAI prabhudAsa desAI pR0 173]

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vivekAMjali [pustakanAM vivecana] zrI. maganabhAI desAI temanAM chApAMmAM e arasAmAM prasiddha thavA lAgelAM navAM pustako - mAsiko vagerenA avalokane ApatA hatA. te sAmagrI have vAcaka jue. - ' ' "vasuMdharAnAM vahAlAM davalAM" 0i zrI. jhaveracaMda meghANI kiM0 1-8-0; "phUlachAba'nuM 1937nuM bheTapustaka; pR0 250 . ' saurASTranA madhyama tema ja nIcalA tharo vaccenA paDamAMthI" rasa kheMcIne taiyAra karelI A vAta, ApaNA lekhakane sulabha evI, eka sAmAjika navala banI rahI che. madhyama tharanA saDA ane daMbhI mobhAnAM bhAga banatAM. nIcalA tharanAM strI-puruSanI dazA varNavavAne emAM Acho prayatna lAge che. AvI vArtA gUMthavAnuM vastu lekhakane vikaTara hyugonA navalaratna "The Laughing Man'mAMthI maLyuM lAge che. te pahelAM zrI. meghANIe eka nAnakaDI laghukathA rUpe hyonI e kathAne umarAva-sabhAne prasaMga utAryo hatAA lAMbI kathA e vArtAnuM vastu seraThI veze utAravAno prayatna che. vArtA saurASTramAM mUkavAne mATe temAM jarUrI pheraphAra karyA che; mULanAM betraNa kathAnakone badale sthAnika navAM prayojIne vahayAM che. hRgenI vAtamAMthI madArI, haThakaTa ne rIMcha e traNa pAtro uparAMta kurUpamI vidhavA rANInuM pAtra hRgonI "eziyAnA" parathI ja ghaDeluM gaNAya. hRgonI vArtA amIro ane iMglenDanA amIrI rAjakArabhAra para sacoTa prahAra che. zrI. meghANIe te jagAe kAThI darabAra AyA che; paNa e emanI vAtanuM mukhya prahAra-sthAna nathI. emaNe madhyama varganA jaThA mobhA ane pApI daMbha para zarasaMdhAna karyuM che. A prahAromAM asvAbhAvika atirekanI pachI lAgavA chatAM, vArtApravAha sahya banavAnuM kAraNa e che ke, vArtAnI 207

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maMgaLamUrti samAna madArI ane teja tathA strI-bajAramAMthI tene paraNI lAvanAra lAlakAke khAnadAna che, TekIlA che; tethI karIne bIjI rIte dArUNa baneluM vArtAcitra narama paDe che. lohInA vepAranA kathAnakane umere sAro citAra Ape che. saravALe jotA, vArtAne vaNATa - vastugUMthaNI adeSa nathI. temAM pAMkhApaNuM ane vakhalAnA deSa jaNAya che. aMgrejI parathI vastu lIdhA pachI tene anuvAda kara ja vadhAre sAre, anuveza kara sAro nahIM, ema A copaDI vAMcyA pachI mULa vAMcI jotAM lAgyuM. (ahIM eTaluM kahI dauM ke hRgenA e pustakanI jANa A cepaDI parathI ja thaI ne te meM pachIthI vAMcamuM che.) kyAM mULanI savAMgasuMdaratA ane kayAM anuvezane gAMkAgaLaphAvALa vaNATa? mULa vAta dhrugee iMglenDanA saikAnA ItihAsamAMthI vaNI che. kadAca tene anusarIne zrI. meghANIe pitAnA TUkaDA nivedanamAM eka vAkya mUkI dIdhuM ke, "vArtAkALa 25-30 varSo paranA saurASTrano che." eTale ke eka peDhI agAuno. to pachI vArtAmAM AMkaharaka, gAMdhIyuganA jelamahela, navI peDhImAM nIpaje pelo jAherAtI navajuvAna, vagere kaI rIte AvyAM? vezAMtara karavAmAM kAlakamadeSanI bhIti rahe che, ane A vAta tenI sAkSI pUre che. bIjI bhIti rahe che te vAtanA nAnA nAnA tAMtaNA suvyavasthita joDAyA vagara rahI jAya ne tethI thatA rasabhaMganI. A vArtAmAM e deSa paNa lAge che. kUtarIne dhAvavA lAgI jatA bALakanuM asvAbhAvika kathAnaka, hoThane kApI ja nAkhI vadhAre kAmagIrI vahorate sarajana (kema ke saheluM to malamapaTTo ja hata; paNa te karAve te choka heDaka na bane!); bALakane bhUlI pratApa zeTha pUratuM ja traNa cUkavI alopa thatI tejuM; anAtha AzramamAM kAma karatAM niSpharatA dAkhavate ne cheThakaTA pratye koI khAsa bhAva vagarane saMcAlaka pAchaLathI svapramAM zI rIte thAravA lAgyo e aNasAbu adhdhara Alekhana; DosA madArIne hoThaTAnuM kayuM guhya saMbhALavAnuM hatuM ke te tene ribAvyo ane te vacanabhaMgane pastAvo karavA lAgyo? ane hoka chokaro pratApanI milakatane vArasa thayo te kayAMnA kAyadAthI? A badhI vigate aNasamajI vaNAI gaI che. mULa jatAM tenuM kAraNa kaLAya che. paNa e badhAmAM lAMbANathI paDavAnuM A TUMkI noMdhamAM sthAna nathI. eTaluM kahevuM joIe ke, A anuvezamAM

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vasuMdharAnAM vahAlAM davalAM' 20: lekhake bedhyAnIthI utAvaLa karI hoya evuM lAge che; ane anuvezane badale jo mULane saMkSepamAM anuvAda karyo hota tA vadhAre sAruM thAta. te hyugeAnA eka navalaratnane ja nahIM, ApaNI rAjakartA prajAnA amIra samAjanA eka AbAda citAra ApaNe meLavI zakata. ane e ApaNI prajAe jANavA joIe emAM zaMkA nathI. parabhASAmAMnI koI cIja ApaNane AkarSe te tene saLaMga ke saMkSipta anuvAda e ja sahaja ane suyogya gaNAya. tene badale, tenI vastu laI vezAMtara karavuM (jevuM ke, zrI. kizeAralAla mazarUvALAe TaoNlsTaoNyanA nATakanuM 'timiramAM prabhA' karyuM che,) e echuM sahaja ane anuveza teA trIje naMbare gaNAya. anuvezamAM lekhaka kAMIka pAtApaNuM samajI svataMtra AlekhananuM gaurava mANI zake ema? te, mane lAge che ke, e iSTa manevRtti nathI. chatAM, anuveza karavA ja hoya te mULane khUba pacAvIne, sahaja rUpe tenuM taLapaduM vastu manamAMthI sphuravuM joIe; tAMtaNA meLavavAnI sthiti na hAvI ghaTe. vArtA tA kone vAMcavI na game ? e pUratI A vAta saune gamaze. temAMya A vAtanuM vastu te upalA tharone phiTakAra ane nIcalA tharanAM garIbanI hAya che, ane e AjanI phaeNzanebala bhAvanA che, paraMtu anuveza tarIkenA eka sAhitya-prakAra tarIke tathA pAtrAlekhana ane vastuvidhAnanI dRSTie, A kathA saphaLa na kahevAya, [phebru0 1940] *vivekAMjali'mAMthI 20 - 14 - maganabhAI desAI

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"gujarAtanI asmitA [kanaiyAlAla munazI; prakA 0 gujarAtI sAhitya pariSadanA maMtrIo; kiM. cAra AnA; pR. 184+6.] gujarAtanI asmitAnuM A eka zabdAMkita calacitra vAMcI koI. paNa gujarAtI ke gujarAtaNane utsAha, vijaya, ane abhimAnano pAno caDayA. vagara nahi rahe. zrI. munazIe je vijaya-mUrti gujarAta A pAnAmAM cItarI che e, kharekhara, ApaNa sau e mAtAnAM bALakonI asmitA ane mamatAne pAtra che ja. sAhitya pariSadanA saMcAlakone zrI. munazInA abhinaMdana mATe A pustaka bahAra pADavAnuM sUjhayuM e sAruM thayuM. zrI. munazIe gujarAtane pitAnA sAkSara-jIvanathI je kAMI kahevA arpavA IccharyuM haze, ene nicoDa ATalAM suvAcya pAnAMmAM AvI jAya che ema kahyuM, to emanI navalakathA para ApharIna varga takarAra te nahi ja kare evI AzA che. "A "asmitA' zabda 1913-14mAM huM yogasUtramAMthI ApaNA upayogamAM kheMcI lAvyo" eTaluM ja nahIM, e zabdanI vastu para tyArathI "huM vicAra karuM chuM, ane ene paze evI sAmagrI ekaThI karuM chuM" - A zrI munazIne ja ekarAra che. emaNe potAnI navalomAM je gujarAtIgujarAtanI kalpanAmUtio sarjI che, te A asmitA sevatAM ane zrI. munazInA vijayazIla ane dhAkadhamAkavALA jIvanadarzane dAkhavatAM mAnavIo che: emAM paNa kI. munazInI asmitA-pAramitAnuM ja ArAdhana jovuM ghaTe. A asmitA eTale prAMtIyatA? zrI. munazI ThokI ThokIne kahe che ke, nA. "ame janme gujarAtI chIe, ame gujarAtI beDalIe chIe, amArA saMskAra gujarAtI che, ema ApaNAmAM gujarAtI asmitA AvatI nathI. asmitA je manodazA sUcave che tenAM be aMga che : "huM chuM." ane "huM ja rahevA mAguM chuM.' emAM eka vyaktitvanI surekha kalpanA ane e vyaktitvane hastImAM rAkhavAne saMkalpa baMne rahyAM che........." "meM pharI pharI kahyuM che tema, gujarAta prAMta nathI, mAtra janasamudAya nathI, mAtra sAMskArika vyakti nathI; e to peDhIdhara gujarAtIoe saMka95pUrvaka sevelI, peDhIe peDhIe 210

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gujarAtanI asmitA" 211 navI siddhi pAmatIsAmudAyika icchAzaktie sabaLa banelI jIvana-bhAvanA che. e bhAvanAnuM tIvra bhAna e gujarAtanI asmitA." A bhAvanA - peDhIdharana ApaNA vaDavAonI puruSArtha paraMparAonI A jIvaMta mUrtinuM darzana, Akalana ane ujALaNa - te kaI, eno citAra A copaDImAM ApavAmAM Avyo che. e saMgraha che; munazI janAM lakhANamAMthI kareluM saMkalana che. kahevuM joIe ke saMkalanakAra temAM umadA phAvyA che, kema ke AkhuM pustaka jANe saLaMga lakheluM hoya evI chApa pADe che. A bhAvanAnA anuzIlanane prAraMbha munazIjI jene "nava-AryAvartanI sthApanA kahe che tyAMthI zarU thAya che. A purANakALanuM kharuM itihAsa-citra kadAca anya hoya enI emane paravA nathI; kema ke, emane pitAnuM ka95nAcitra game che, te racavA mATe A cho itihAsano AdhAra hoya te emane basa che. eTale te kabUla ja karI le che, "A siddhAMte jeTalA ka9pavA sarasa che teTalA ja puravAra karavA muzkela che." munazIjI chevaTe te itihAsanavalakAra ane khAsa te vakIla rahyA ne! gujarAtanA gauravanI A emaNe taiyAra karelI "brIpha' - vakIlAta che. temAMthI temane Arya saMskRti mATeno prema cekhe tarI Ave che. A nava-AryAvartanuM kAThuM A rIte racAyuM ema munazIjI kahe che : "(temAM) kuzenAM sAhasa ane vyavahArakuzaLatA hatAM; "gunAM zaurya ane vyavasthAzakti hatAM; heyonI vijayAkAMkSA ne pragati sAdhaka dharmabaMdhanane tiraskAra (?) hato; ne temAM zuddha AryonA saMskAra ne bhAvanAtA bhaLyAM; ane AryonA buddhiprabhAve ne sAMskArika asmitAe badhAnuM ekIkaraNa karI prabala vyaktitva pragaTAvyuM. Arya dezanA sImADA para para-saMskAra bALavAnI ne sarvasaMskAra zuddha karavAnI vedI racAI." pachI A vedImAM e Ahuti kema ne kevI kevI AvI ne baLI ke vizuddha thaI, tenuM varNana karatAM munazIjInI kalama madhyayugamAM AvatAM jarA khacakI lAge che. ahIM emanI kalpanA eka surekha citra nathI ApatI, jevuM ke nava-AyAvartanI racanAmAM ApI zake che. muslimonA AkramaNanA pratyAghAta'mAM te eTaluM ja kahe che, "AkhuM AryAvarta saMskAranA saMrakSaNa mATe tatpara thayuM ... saMrakSaNavRtti e ja jIvanane maMtra thaI rahyo." eka dhamabhera cAlatI prajAne Ama acAnaka palaTo zAthI thayo? vedInI Aga olavAI ema ja ne? munazIjI A spaSTa nathI karatA, temanuM calacitra ahIM phekuM paDe che.

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. . eka jhalaka 2. mane lAge che, prAraMbha yugamAM Aryono hAtha upara ja hevAthI, emane uccabhAva ne vijayavRtti ja vadhAre keLavAyAM; temaNe alaga vADAbaMdhI keLavI; alaga dharmaprathAo saMgharI; eka prakArano moTapa-bhAva saMdharI jaDa thatA gayA. e sthitimAM, muslimanA ekezvaravAda ane temanA svataMtra mijaja AgaLa Aryo mUMjhAI paDayA. temane hAratI jatI prajAne ja anubhava hato; te parathI temaNe kadAca AvanArAne e ja pheja kalpI jaDa ArAma ne UMgha sevavA mAMDyAM hatAM. Aryo para muslima vijaya tenuM ja pariNAma na hatuM? zrI. munazIe A ApaNA itihAsanuM citrA adhUruM mUkyuM che. , A yugamAM sAMskArika asahakAra' zarU thayo ema e batAve che. jIvaMta parasaMskArane jIvanakamamAMthI jANe bAtala karyA hoya evuM mAnasika vAtAvaraNa" jA; ane bhASA ne sAhitya saMskRti chAyAmAM ja rahyuM, ema? phArasI zabdo tyAre kaI veLA ghusyA? ane muslima saMgItanI asara? tathA muslimo paNa ApaNI nAnI UMcanIcatAmAM rahelI pratiSThAmAM taNAyA te? ane ekezvaravAdI saMtaparaMparA jAgI te? sAva asahakAra ja na kahI zakAya. meM upara kahyo te moTAbhAva kalpavo kadAca vadhAre surekha ane susaMgata nathI? - arvAcIna kALamAM AvatAM aMgrejI keLavaNInI navazaktine prAdhAnya ApI munazIjI navagujarAtane Alekhe che. navagujarAtano udaya ahIM paNa cite batAve che : enA udayanAM kAraNomAM te nathI paDatA. AryonI mULa preraNAmAM je joma ane AnaMdano uchALo e reDI batAve che, e pachInA be yugamAM nathI TakyAM. tyAra bAda taddana cAlu jamAnAnA varNane AvatAM, e beu pAchAM munazIjInI kalamamAM AvI jAya che, e to svAbhAvika ja hatuM. A saMgrahanA saMpAdakoe enA prAraMbhamAM munazIjI, upara eka nibaMdha 'joDyo che. e nibaMdhanI zailI jarA vicitra lAgI. eka pachI eka AkSepaka jevuM kAMIka kalpIne tene bacAva karatAM karatAM pATAne cItaravuM e sAruM nathI lAgatuM. enA karatAM emaNe munazIjInI TUMkI jIvanakathA ja kahI hota to sAruM thAta. te munazIjInA pustakane mukhya sthAna rahetA ane prAraMbane nibaMdha tene pUraka banata. chatAM, e nibaMdha vAMcavA jevo ane zrI. munazIne samajavAmAM madadarUpa thaze. - pustakanI chApa suMdara che; sAdA kAgaLa para paNa rUpALI lAgatI A AvRttinI kiMmata mAtra 4 AnA rAkhI che. eka phariyAda karavAnI che.

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213 "lakSamAM rAkhavA jevI pAMca bAbate" ane te ApaNI sAhitya pariSada sAme ja che, tethI te vadhAre jabaro bane che. joDaNInuM kAMI dhAraNa ja nathI. eka ja zabdanI kharI ne beTI beu joDaNI jayAre hoya tyAre, te dhAraNane ja abhAva batAve che ema Thare. A pustakamAM ghaNuM evuM jovA maLe che. vyAkaraNanI paNa bhUla nathI maLatI evuM nathI. A deya AvA prakAzanane mATe ane AvA prakAzakone mATe to akSamya ja che. (2-10-'39] vivekAMjali'mAMthI]. maganabhAI desAI lakSamAM rAkhavA jevI pAMca bAbato lesvara mAMtIbhAI amIna; leka sAhitya prakAzana maMDaLa, puSya 1luM; kiM eka Ano.) sva, motIbhAI amInanI, emanA jiMdagIbharanA sevya evA vidyArthIvargane chellI zIkha ke pitAnuM emane mATenuM vasiyatanAmuM gaNAya, evI A lakSamAM rAkhavA jevI pAMca bAbata che. je vargamAM ane je saMjogomAM svargastha UcharIne keLavaNI lIdhI, tene pacAvI, temAMthI janasevAne pAka laNI dekhADyo, te badhAnI svargastha eka philasUphI ja banAvI kADhI hatI, ema kahIe te khoTuM na kahevAya. A pustikA e philasUphInAM pAMca motIrUpa lekhAya. A philasUphI ApaNA madhyama varganA javAnanA ghaDataranI ane sukhazAMti tathA yathAzakya sevAjIvananI hatI. nItimattA ane javAbadArInuM bhAna enAM preraka baLa che. koI paNa rItanI uchAMchaLI vRtti ke kAtivRtti e philasUphIne pasaMda nathI. ane madhyamavarganuM paNa e ja eka mukhya gaNAya evuM lakSaNa nathI? sva0 motIbhAIe e varganA javAnone mATe jIvanabhara ciMtana, vicAro ane tanatoDa mahenata karyA che. kuTuMbanI jaMjALamAM paDelA - ane moTe bhAge badhA emAM paDelA hoya, - evA utsAhI yuvAne potAnAthI banatI sevA kare, sAmAjika vRtti khIlave, ane te pramANe sadAcAra goThavIne cAle, e sva0 zrI. motIbhAInI amUlya zIkha sadAkALa kAmanI rahevAnI. sevAne sAru bhekha lenArA te virala ja raheze. emane uttejana ApavAnuM ochuM ja hoya che. evAne deravAnI ke zIkha ApavAnI vAtane

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214 ' eka jhalaka e pitAne mATe dhRSTatA ja mAnatA hatA, ema kahI zakAya. teo namratAnI mUrti jevA hatA. jIvanamAM temaNe potAnI maryAdA akI eTaluM ja nahIM, jIvanabhara ene najara AgaLa rAkhI, magajanuM samatolapaNuM ane dRSTinI saphAI kadI AvarAvI dIdhI nathI. jAherAtakhArIne teo eka deza ja mAnatA. enAthI te jANe e bhAgatA ja hatA ema kahevuM joIe. je kAMI nAmanA temaNe meLavI - ane e ochI nahotI - te potAnI sevAthI ane sevA pratyenI ananya niSThAthI ja hatI. evA jIvananA pAkarUpe A "pAMca bAbate' che: (1) jIvananuM dhyeya nakkI karavuM, (2) cAritraya khIlavavuM, (3) Arogya saMbhALavuM, (4) upajIvikAne mATe mahenata karavI, ane (5) lagna karavAmAM zo khyAla rAkhavo - e bAbate sadAkALa yuvAnane vicAravAnI raheze. ane tethI, anubhavanI kasoTI para UtarelI A zikhAmaNa paNa yuvAnone sadAkALa preraka banI zake che. pustikAnA prAraMbhamAM kAkA kAlelakaranA be bola paNa mananIya che, A pustikAne majakUra yuvAna sudhI pahoMcavo joIe. [me, 1940]. vivekAMjali'mAMthI] maganabhAI desAI motIbhAI amIna - jIvana ane kAya? [le. puruSottama chaganalAla zAha; prakA maMtrIo, meMtIbhAI amIna smAraka samiti, ANaMda, pR. 30 + 664; kiM0 2-8-0.]. gujarAtanI (khAsa karIne vaDodarA rAjyanI) AjanI bhaNelI praDha peDhIne ghaDanArAM anekamAM mUMgAmAM maMgu chatAM sacoTa eka baLa te sva0 motIbhAI amIna. emanuM e kAma A jIvanacaritathI ene chAje evI kadara pAmyuM che. e joI sau temanI smAraka samitine dhanyavAda Apaze ne teno AbhAra mAnaze. jIvanacaritasAhitya itihAsa racavA mATe sadhdhara sAdhana hoya che. gujarAtanA arvAcIna saikAne (1837 pachIna) itihAsa ghaDanAra phariyAda karI zake ke, ApaNe lokoe ApaNA nAnA moTA sevakonI hakIkata saMgharavA sAru pUratI kALajI ke cIvaTa rAkhI nathI. e daSTie A graMtha ke kImatI gaNAya? motIbhAI "sAheba" 1873 mAM janmyA. tyAranA kALano amuka khyAla A sevAmaya vyaktinA jIvanamAMthI itihAsakAra pAmI zake,

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motIbhAI amIna - jIvana ane kAya? graMthanA pAtra vize kahevAnuM bAkI nathI : "gujarAtanA motI'nI kadara saue bharI bharIne karI che. A graMtha vize be zabda kahevA joIe. moTo graMtha joI kaI vAcaka bhaDake nahi, kema ke baoNrvelanI Dhabe kAma karatAM DhagabaMdha sAhitya ekaThuM karI, temAMthI joItuM vINI laI, lekhake ati pravAhI zailIe A graMtha lakhyo che. tenuM hakIkata ane bhAvathI bhareluM varNana vAMcatAM pAnAM jhaTa jhaTa UkalatAM jaze, ane emAMthI sva 'sAheba'nI mUrti saheje mana para AlekhAtI jaze. A daSTie lekhakano A pahelo prayAsa bhAre saphaLa ne stutya che; tenuM chUpuM kAraNa te e che ke, lekhaka pitAnA graMthanA pAtranA bhakta-ziSya che. tethI graMthamAM vAcaka tenA pAtranI svataMtra mulavaNI ke carcAtmaka vivecana nahi jovA pAme. temAM zarUmAM meM kahI te prakAranI vyApaka itihAsadRSTi paNa jovA maLatI nathI. paraMtu te A graMthanI TIkA nathI, kAraNa ke A graMthane taiyAra karavA pAchaLa te uddezya nahote. smAraka samitie, mAphaka ja nahi, paDatara karatAMya kadAca ochI kiMmate, AvaDo moTo ne suMdara graMtha, sarasa chapAI ane uttama sajAvaTa sAthe Apyo, te mATe te ane lekhaka beu dhanyavAdane pAtra che. gujarAtamAM dareka pustakAlaye pustakoe ja ghaDelI ne tenA ja Azaka samI A sevAmUrtine jIvanagraMtha saMgharavo joIe. juvAniyA te vAMcI temAMthI khaMta, cAritryanI nikhAlasa nirmaLatA ane sevAne maMtra pAme. sevake temAMthI sevA mATe jarUrI evI sUkSma kAryadakSatA, cIvaTa, khaMta, athAka zrama, pAradarzaka pramANikatA ane hetumA, tathA ajAtazatru mRdutA nihALe. zikSake temAMthI potAnA dhaMdhAne zebhAvanAra eka sAmAnya ja gaNAya evA mANasanI paNa pratibhA kema zobhI, te joI dharma dhare ne pitAnA kAmamAM gaurava bhALe. sarakArI nokaro, khuzAmata ke lAgavaga nahi paNa nirmaLa kAma ne nekarIthI, keTale UMce sudhI caDI zakAya che te joI, Aje nokarImAM je adhama vastuo ghUsI gaI che te kADhe, ne chatAM potAne UMcAmAM UMce lAbha sAdhI zakAya e rIte. [julAI, 1942] vivekAMjalimAMthI) maganabhAI desAI

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"bhUmiputra gujarAta bhUdAna samitie thoDA vakhata para jAhera karyuM hatuM ke, bhUmiputra nAmathI tenA mukhapatra tarIke eka pAkSika zarU karavAmAM Avaze ane tenA taMtrI tarIke zrI. nArAyaNa desAI ane zrI. prabodha cokasI kAma karaze. te jAherAta mujaba A navuM patra tA. 11-9-'pa3ne bhUmijayaMtIne divase bahAra paDayuM che ane have dara mAsanI 1lI ane 15mIe bahAra paDaze, ema jaNAvavAmAM AvyuM che. tenuM vArSika lavAjama rU. 2 ane chUTaka nakalanI kiMmata doDha Ano che. (prakAzana sthAna, yajJa prakAzana samiti, 273, gAMdhImArga, amadAvAda.) A navA patrane AvakAra ApuM chuM. bhUmidAna pravRttimAM eka mahAzakitazALI maMtra rahelo che. tenI ArAdhanA karI e zaktine pragaTa karavAnuM kAma A patrA karaze evI AzA che. ane zrI. vinobA temanA saMdezamAM kahe che ema, A yajJano saMdeza A patra gAmegAma ane gheraghera pahoMcADaze ane gujarAtanI kula bhUmine chaThTho bhAga daridranArAyaNane samarpaNa karAvIne kRtArtha thaze. patrane dhyAnamaMtra vedanuM nIcenuM sUkata che - mAtA mUni putroDathuM pRthigyA: - huM pRthvIno putra chuM ane mArI mAtA bhUmi che; ane pitA parjanya che. dharatI para avatarelA ApaNe sau dharatInAM bALa chIe; eka ja mAtApitAnAM pharajaMda chIe. cAhe te dhaMdho rojagAra karIe, paraMtu chevaTe tene AdhAra to dharatI ane temAMthI maLatuM dhana ja che. e dhana sI sarakhI rIte vaheMcIne khAIe ane ekamekamAM kheMcAkheMcI ke droha daLe na karIe, te dharatInuM dhana tenAM bALakone mATe akhUTa ja che. e pRthvIne tenA putrone kela che. bhUmidAna-pravRtti e acaLa abhayavacana para UbhelI che. navuM pAkSika A ArSa vANIne sArI peThe samajAve evI prabhu tene zakti Ape. [13-9-53] vivekAMjali'mAMthI) maganabhAI desAI

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keDiyAne AvakAra zrI. nAnAbhAI bhaTTanA taMtrIpade, grAmadakSiNAmUrti prakAzana maMdira taraphathI, koDiyuM' mAsika oNgasTanI pahelI tArIkhe bahAra paDayuM che, ene ame hRdayapUrvaka AvakAra ApIe chIe. zarUmAM zrI. svAmI AnaMda gurudeva TAgoranA "koDiyAnI bhAvanA batAvatA eka zlokano anuvAda mokalelo te TAMkayo che. A rahyo te zloka : Athamate ravi pUche, "mAruM kArya have A karaze koNa? suNI sRSTi sau rahI stabdha tyAM citra samAna banIne mauna. hatuM koDiyuM khUNe, saLavaLyuM, kahe vinayathI joDI hAtha - sukhe sidhAve, kArya bAvIza yathAzakti huM, he dina-nAtha!" kharuM hiMda eTale gAmaDAM; tyAM jJAnasUrya Aje te Athame ja kahevAya; ane zaheromAM jyAM Ugyo manAya che, tyAM te tene mAtra AbhAsa ja che. te prasaMge keLavaNInuM ja mukhya kAma laIne zrI. nAnAbhAI "koDiyuM' zarU kare che. emAM keTaluM aucitya che, te batAvavAnI jarUra nathI. rASTranI zikSaNaprathA viSe bolatAM, pele divase amadAvAdamAM, vaDodarA bI.TI. kolejanA zrI. menane aphasesa karyo ke, "gayAM 150 varSo, rASTrIya zikSaNaprathA ne paddhati nirmANa karavAnI daSTie, parAgatinAM nakAmAM jevAM gayAM che; have ApaNe zikSakoe veLAsara kAme lAgIne ApaNI prajAnA mAnasane phAve evI paddhati, prayoga karIne meLavI levI joIe, nahIM to "maoNnTesorI'; "DaoNlTana" ane "projekaTa' i0 pazcimI paddhatio - phAve na phAve toya - ApaNA lokane gaLe vaLagADamAM Avaze; ApaNe te badhA parathI ApaNane goThe tevuM rUpa zodhI levuM joIe." ame A navA sahayogIne pUrI saphaLatA icchIe chIe. [oNgasTa, 1945] vivekAMjali'mAMthI) maganabhAI desAI 217

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manasvI loka jevI mArI gati che "eka vakhate (Azare 34-35nI sAlamAM) huM ane kAkAsAheba sevAgrAma jatA hatA. rastAmAM kAkAsAhebe mane pUchyuM ke, maganabhAI tamArI mahatvAkAMkSA jIvanamAM zI che? tyAre meM kahyuM ke, mahattvAkAMkSA nahIM hevI joIe, e eka nAhakanI jIvananI aMdara paMcAta che, nAhakanI magajamArI UbhI karanArI eka cIja che, evuM huM nAnapaNathI joI gayA hatA. pachI kahyuM ke, "jue kAkAsAheba, A mahatvAkAMkSA tame kahe che tyAre tamane kahuM chuM ke, pelA manasvI loka jevI mArI gati che. A hiMdustAna svataMtra thAya, ripablika thAya, ane pahelI ja vakhate ane enA pramukhanuM ja kAma mane saMbhALavAnuM je deza sepaze, te e huM levA taiyAra chuM; ane bIjI bAjue sAva nirjana vanamAM kulanI mAphaka ravaDI khAvAne vAte paNa tuM taiyAra chuM. benI vaccethI je AvI jAya, e niyata mAre maMjUra che." "SaSThipUta samAraMbha"mAMthI) maganabhAI desAI tA. 11-10-1959 218

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zrI maganabhAI desAI ane zrI gopALadAsa paTelanI vAhamaya sevAnI eka jhalaka [ suvarNa jayaMtI mahesavatha] [tA. 1-2-2004) khaMDa 2 zrI. gopALadAsa paTelanI vADmaya sevA zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane gepALadAsa paTela gAMdhIjInA barakaMdAje AzramI jIvana jIvavAvALA sAdhaka jIvananA sahapaMthI mA sarasvatInA upAsako bolavA-lakhavAmAM paSTa anuvAdakamAM ekkA mAnavIomAM rAjA ... jAlImanA duzmana ane bALakanA Azaka ! fA bIja khaDamAM zrI gopALadAsa paTelanI vADamaya sevA ane keTalAMka samaraNAtmaka lakhANenI prasAdI ApI che. A prasAdI ArogavAthI zrI. bApALadAsa paTelanI nimaLa sevA ane pratibhAne khyAla AjanA gujarAtI vAcakane Avaze. gujarAtI bhASA ane tenA vAcakanI anupama sevA mATe baMne puruSane keTI keTI vaMdana! dhanya maganabhAI desAI! dhanya bApALadAsa paTela! dhanya gujarAtI vAcaka! ane dhanya gujarAtI bhASA!]

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"le mijherAkhza urphe daridranArAyaNu' [vikaTara hyugA kRta zakavartI navalakathA : pRSTha 504 DemI; kiM0 175 rUpiyA ] A pustako haragija nirupayogI nahi ane "ajJAna ane dAridra A pRthvI upara 'jyAM lagI' kAyama haze, tyAM lagI A jAtanAM pustako haragija nirupayegI nahi bane." -vikaTara gho itihAse peAtAnA cukAdo ApI dIdhA che' k " " itihAse peAtAnA cukAdA ApI dIdhA che ane AkhuM jagata svIkAre che ke, le mijherAblu' e mAnava kalpanAmAMthI udbhavelI sarvotkRSTa kRtiomAMnI eka che." " Akhu* paeNrisa tallIna thaI gayuM che' "chellA cha divasathI AkhuM paeNrisa * le mijherA' vAMcavAmAM tallIna - tarabALa thaI gayuM che. pratyeka vyakti masta banI AnaMdagAra kADhe che. sarva koI enI meAhinImAM kheMcAyuM che. bhavyatA, nyAyamA, ane AtyaMtika karuNAnuM adamya vaheNa ceAmera UbharAI rahyuM che -- phailAI rahyuM che." - - - paoNla jyurisa aMdhe zRgA vyApI gayA che." phrAMsamAM jyAM juo tyAM badhe hyuge vyApI gayA che. AkhuM frAMsa hyugAne vAMcavA maMDI gayuM che. hyugAnI kRti ( 'le mijherAl')nI savAre ATha vAgye AvRtti bahAra paDe che ane bapAra thatAM sudhImAM badhI nakale khalAsa thaI jAya che." (te vakhate hyugAne frAMsamAMthI dezazinakAla karavAmAM AvyA hatA!) 65 -AMdre mAravAM 20 - seta khatra

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hRgonI amara kRti- "le mirAnta , "vikaTara hyugonI A kathA - mirAbla"nuM kharuM uddaghATana te AjathI so varSa upara thaI cUkyuM che. te vakhate AkhA yuropamAM jyAM juo tyAM badhe iMge vyApI gayo hato. mirAbla' e mAnava kalpanAmAMthI udbhavelI sarvotkRSTa kRtiomAMnI eka gaNAya che. apUrva premadharmanI sAkSAt vaphAdArInI mahAkathAne kadamAM kAMIka moTo e A vistRta saMkSepa parivAra saMsthAe bahAra pADayo, te mATe tenA saMpAdaka ane prakAzakane dhanyavAda ghaTe che. dAridranuM mahAbhArata kahevAya evI A pAvakatama kRti vAMcavAthI ApaNA hRdayamAM duHkhIne mATe sadUbhAvabharI sakriya sahAnubhUti janme che. kharuM sAhitya te manuSyanA hRdaya ane magaja sudhI pahoMcI jaIne ghamasANa macAve che. te te sIdhuM mAnavahRdayane ceTiI jAya che. sAhityanI sAcI zakti pArakhIne nahi cAlanAra game tevo keLavaNIkAra ke rAjakAraNI haze, te paNa tenA TAMgA bhAgI jaze. sAmAnya zramajIvIone sAhityane caTako lagADavo hoya te temanA kAmakAjamAM ane jIvanamAM cetana ane barakata Ave te rItanuM sAhitya pedA karavuM joIe. "rAjya ane rASTra sAmudAyika rIte kArya na kare, te samAja chinnabhinna thaI jAya. vyakti amuka cAhe che ane rAjaya amuka cAhe che, e ja moTI AMTI ApaNA dezamAM Aje che ane vyaktinI zakti ane rAjyanI zakti vacce saMgharSa cAle che. ApaNo eka aMgrejIno dhULa jevo prazna hajI ukelI zakyA nathI. paMdara varSa thayAM bhASAne, khAvAne, paheravAne ane raheThANane prazna ukelI zakatA nathI. ApaNI A kevI netAgIrI che? kevI pAmaratA AvI gaI che? bhADUtI vicAra laIne cAlavAnuM A pa raNAma che. ApaNI pAse jamIna hoya, pANI hoya, mANasa hoya chatAM anAja na thAya evuM te ApaNuM arthazAstra ane rAjyazAstra che. bhAratanuM baMdhAraNa cauda varasa sudhI maphata ane pharajiyAta zikSaNa tathA dareka nAgarikane rojI ApavAnuM pharamAna kare che. svarAja sarakAronA khyAlamAM A 221

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rara eka jhalaka vicAra barAbara kAyama thAya te mATe saue vAtAvaraNa taiyAra karavuM joIe. AjanA yugamAM AvI kRtio vadhu ne vadhu lokapriya thatI jAya che. raziyA jevA dezomAM paNa TaoNlsTaoNya i0 jevA sAhityasvAmI rasapUrvaka pAchA pharI pharIne vaMcAya che. e batAve che ke, garIbI i0 gunA nathI; paraMtu AvA mAnavaprema ke hradayadharmanA droha e kharA ane mULa gunA che, parivAra saMsthAe A udghATana vidhi dvArA A mahAna lekhakane kRtAMjali ApavAnI mane taka ApI, te mATe saMsthAnA saMcAlakone AbhArI chuM.' .. tA. 22-3-1964 - maganabhAi desAI zrI. geApALadAsane abhinadana nAnapaNathI 'le mijherAbna thI huM AkarSAyo chuM. phrenca krAMti pedA karanAra ane garIbAnI vakIlAta karanAruM jaeNradAra sAhitya pedA karanAra vikaTara hyugA hatA. hyugeAnI A kathA evI che ke saune temAM rasa paDe - balke pharI pharI vAMcavAnuM mana thAya. rAjakAraNamAM huM vagara samaye amastA nathI paDayo. paraMtu A mahAkathAmAM Ave che tema garIbagurabAMnuM rAjakAraNa pedA thAya te mATe huM temAM paDayo chuM. keTalAka loko ema kahe che ke sAhityanA kSetramAM rAjakAraNIya puruSo ane keLavaNIkAronuM zuM kAma? A dezamAM dareka kSetramAM, keLavaNI ane rAjakAraNamAM sudhdhAM - mahAtmA gAMdhIjIe je paraMparA ane pravAha cAlu karyAM che, temane keTalAka hitavAdIe peAtAnA aMgata hita mATe vALavA prayatna kare che. temane amArA jevA je keTalAka naDatara rUpe hoya che, temane rAjakAraNI kahIne vageAvavAmAM Ave che. garIba-gurabAMnuM bhaluM thAya te temane pasaMda nathI. anubhava evo che ke chevaTe rAjya garIba-gurabAMnuM belI thaI zakatuM nathI. A pustakamAMthI sAra grahaNa karIe ke, jenuM koI belI nathI, kadAca Izvara paNa jenA belI nathI, tevAM 'vasuMdharAnAM vahAlAM davalAM ' -- daridranArAyaNanA belI thavA haMmezAM ApaNe prayatnazIla rahIe. je aMgrejI bhaNelA che, jemanI pAse sattA che, je phAvelA che temane kazAnI jarUra nathI. paraMtu garIbanA belI thavAmAM ghaNA gAdA khAvA paDe che. jee! pApI dekhAtA hoya, dInadaridra hoya, chatA saMpUrNa sahAnubhUtine pAtra hoya, temanuM jeTalA pramANamAM bhaluM karIzuM, teTalA pramANamAM ja mAnavatAnAM mUlya sacavAze. hiMdustAnamAM gAMdhIjIe daridranArAyaNanI sevA karavAnA je upAya, zakti ane vRtti batAvyAM che, te zakti ane vRtti ApaNe sau ES

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pAvanakArI vizvamAnya navalakathAo 223 AvA vizvasAhityanA parizIlana dvArA keLavIzuM, teTaluM parivartana sAruM ane jhaDapI thavAnuM che, bIjI koI rIte thavAnuM nathI. AjanA jamAnAmAM ApaNA juvAnanA hAthamAM AvuM sAhitya vadhu ne vadhu mukAvuM joIe. A udghATana samAraMbha nimitte A kathAnuM pharIthI citanamanana karavAnI je taka bhAI 50 0 paTele UbhI karI ApI, te mATe tene AbhAra mAnuM chuM. tathA AvI suMdara vArtA khUbIbhera ane siphatathI uttama rIte gujarAtImAM utAranAra tenA saMpAdaka zrI. gopALadAsa paTelane abhinaMdana ApuM chuM. tathA e mahAna mAnavakathAkAra vikaTara hyugone bhaktibhAvapUrvaka zraddhAMjali arpI chuM." tA. 22-3-1964 -ThAkorabhAI maNibhAI desAI pAvanakArI vizvamAnya navalakathAo "hadayane pAvana kare evI vizvamAnya amara navalakathAo ane bIjA suMdara ane upayogI pustako bheTa ApIne zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane zrI. gopALadAsa paTele gujarAtI bhASAnI ane tenA vAcakonI kImatI sevA bajAvI che" "Ajano gujarAtI vAcaka kaI na vAMce ane mAtra "gAMdhIjIne jIvana mArga', "gItAnuM prasthAna', " zrImad bhAgavata", "yogavasiSTha', "le mirAbla' ane zrI. maganabhAI desAInAM gItA ane upaniSadanAM pustako vAMce, te paNa jIvana dhanya thaI jAya." - umAzaMkara jozI gujarAtI bhASAnI sAcI khumArI mazahura phreMca lekhaka hRganI pAMca suMdara vArtAonA vistRta saMkSepa ane bIjI pAvanakArI vizvamAnya amara navalakathAonA suMdara saMkSepa e zrI. gopALadAsa paTela, zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane zrI. pu cho0 paTelanI suMdara prasAdI che. gujarAtI bhASAnI sAcI khumArI A anuvAdamAM pragaTa thaI che. gujarAtI vAcakoe A saMkSepe mATe zrI. maganabhAI desAI, zrI. gopALadAsa paTela ane temanA sAthIone AbhAra mAnavo joIe." - jhINAbhAI desAI

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puNyano vepAra [premazaurya rituM sAhitya sulabha karo] zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane zrI. gopALadAsa paTela moTA gajAnA rASTrIya keLavaNIkAro ane mA sarasvatI devInA ananya upAsaka hatA. teoe pitAnA jIvana ane kalama dvArA gujarAta ane dezanI bhAre moTI sevA karI che. gAMdhIjI, saradArasAheba, kAkAsAheba kAlelakara ane gujarAtI vAcako paNa temanI buddhi ane lekhana zaktine pramANatA. zrI. gopALadAsanA vizvasAhityanA anuvAdo para to gujarAtI vAcaka Aje paNa maMtramugdha che. A baMne puruSonI AjIvana cAlatI AvelI joradAra lekhanapravRttine lIdhe temanAM lakhANone vipula saMgraha Ubho thayo che. ne badhAM lakhANonI gujarAtamAM ane dezanAM vividha kSetre upara eka UMDI ane kAyamI asara paDI che. | mA gurjarInA A baMne sapUtonAM ghaNAM badhAM pustako hAla aprApya che. A badhAM suMdara ane upayogI pustako AjanA vAcakane pharIthI sulabha thavAM joIe tathA khAsa pasaMda karIne keTalAMka pustakonuM hiMdImAM ane aMgrejImAM temanA vidyArthI mitro cAhako ane yunivarsiTIoe anuvAda karAvavA joIe. hajI ApaNuM rASTra-ghaDataranuM kAma vizeSa puruSArtha mAgI rahyuM che, tyAre zrI. depALadAsanA dIkarA DaoN. vi. jI. paTela ane temanA parivAre A badhuM uttama sAhitya Aje pharIthI gujarAtI vAcakane ghera ghera pahoMcADavAnuM suMdara Ayojana karyuM che, te mATe temanA saMskArI parivArane dhanyavAda ghaTe che. dareka saMskArI parivAre AvA puNyanA vepAramAM utsAhathI joDAI gaurava ane dhanyatA anubhavavI joIe. A baMne puruSone ane temanA cAhakone mArI namra aMjali arpaNa karI vaMdana karuM chuM. ane A pavitra jJAnacakSamAM joDAyelA sau mitro ane kAryakarone dhanyavAda! - jasTIsa ema. pI. Thakkara 224

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satya mATe talasATa zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane zrI. gopALadAsa paTelane jIvana vize apAra zraddhA, prema ane jijJAsA hatI. tene kAraNe suMdara pustakonI prasAdI teo gujarAtane bheTa ApatA gayA che, nirmaLa jIvana, sanya mATe temane talasATa ane dezaprema bhAre hato. AvA niDara paNa naya ane puruSArthI vidvAna gAMdhI-bhaktone bhaktibharyA namaskAra !" -phireja kA. dAvara sava dezakALa mATe upayogI "mArA snehI mitra bhAI putra che. paTele kocaraba AzramanI gItAjayaMtI vyAkhyAnamALAmAM mane premapUrvaka kheMcyo. zrI. maganabhAI desAI tathA zrI gopALadAsa paTelanAM gItA-upaniSada ane bhAgavata jevAM suMdara pustako mane bheTa ApyAM. te tarapha huM kheMcAyo. A badhA pramANabhUta ane svaccha sAhitya mArA ane mArA parivAra upara bhAre moTI kAyamI asara karI che. zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane zrI. gopALadAsanuM sAhitya sarva dezakALa mATe upayogI che. temanuM A badhuM sAhitya ApaNAM bALakonA kalyANa arthe che. tene ApaNe saue bharapaTTe svAdhyAya karavo joIe." - nyAyamUrti esa. TI. desAI lekazAhInA agraNI upAsake zrI. maganabhAI desAI, zrI. gopALadAsa paTela ane vijayazaMkara bhaTTa lokazAhInA agraNI upAsaka hatA. nAnapaNathI A badhA khaMtIlA, udyamI ane bhAre abhyAsI hatA. pustakane sAra athavA tene mukhya siddhAMta pakaDavAnI hatI temanI AgavI hatI. A tripuTIe suMdara pustako prasiddha karIne prazasya kAmagIrI adA karI che. gujarAta sadA temanuM RNI raheze." tA. 27-4-1964 - nyAyamUrti zelata 225 e0 - 15

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rASTrane niLa rAkhavAnuM kAya "guja. yuni.nA zikSaNanuM mAdhyama mAtRbhASA hovuM joIe, te vicArane pacAvI AkhuM gujarAta dhamadhamI UThe te rIte rajU karanAra te maganabhAI desAI ja hatA. gujarAtanA lAko jANI le ke, maganabhAI desAI ane gApALadAsa paTela aMgejI ane bIjI videzI bhASAonA premI hatA, ane mAtRbhASA gujarAtInA cAhaka hatA. zrI. geApALadAsa paTele tA saMta-sAhitya ane vizva-sAhityanA gujarAtImAM dhodha vahevaDAvyo che. A be gAMdhI-bhaktoe AvuM pathya sAhitya ApaNA mATe UbhuM karI rASTrane nirmaLa rAkhavAnuM kAma sAttvika dhagazathI karyuM che. te mATe dhanyavAda ! - vAsudeva mahetA rASTrane mAdana "rASTrIya keLavaNI, yuni. zikSaNa, leAka zikSaNa, adhyAtma ane vizva sAhitya jevA kaTokaTInA kahI zakAya tevA prazno viSe zrI, maganabhAI desAI ane zrI, gApALadAsa paTele peAtAnI ArSadRSTithI gujarAta yuniva ane gUjarAta vidyApITha ane rASTrane mArgadarzana ApatA gayA che." DaoN ema. ena. desAI . vizvanA sAhitya-samrATanI gujarAtamAM padharAmaNI 66 " zrI. maganabhAI desAI tathA zrI. geApALadAsa paTele dharma, keLavaNI ane gAMdhiyana tattvajJAna upara saMkhyAbaMdha pustako lakhyAM che. uparAMta gopALadAse skaoNTa, DUmA, Dikansa hyugeA ane TaulsTaoNya jevA vizvanA sAhityasamrATonI gujarAtamAM padharAmaNI karAvIne addabhuta kArya karyuM che. esa. Ara. bhaTTa 13

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bodhabhASA te mAtRbhASA ja rASTrIya keLavaNIkAra zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane temanA sahathI zrI. gopALadAsa paTelanA pitA ane pratibhA aneka rIte nyArA ane ane khAM hatAM. svAdhIna bhAratanA loka-zikSaNanA itihAsamAM rASTraghaDataranA sAhityasarjana ane patrakAritvamAM temaNe pahelAM pagalAM kadApi bhUMsI zakAze nahi. AjhAdI maLyA pachI ApaNA dezamAM zikSaNanA sudhArAnI bAbatamAM havAtiyAM mAratI ApaNI yunivarsiTIonI bedhapASA te mAtRbhASA ja hoI zake evo vidyAmaMtra ApIne tenuM pratikara pradarzana sauprathama gujarAta yunivamAM karAvavAnuM mAna zrI. maganabhAI desAIne phALe jAya che. eka paNa gujarAtI potAnI mAtRbhASA bhUle, tenI avagaNanA kare, ke tenAthI zaramAya, ema maganabhAI desAI ane gopALadAsa paTela icchatA na hatA." - bihArIlAla popaTalAla zAha sAcA bolA ane AkhA bolA maganabhAI desAI ane gopALadAsa paTelanI rASTrIya zikSaNanI ane sAhitya-sarjananI gUjarAta vidyApIThanI kAmagIrI ItihAsamAM suvarNa akSare lakhAze. A baMne puruSa sattA ane saMpattithI se jojana dUra rahyA hatA. teo rASTrIya zikSaNanA phakIra hatA. teo baMne sAcA belA ane AkhA bolA hatA." -dinazA paTela mArA moTA bhAI "zrI. gopALadAsa jIvAbhAI paTela mArA moTA bhAI hatA. khAvAdhAtI zArIrika takalIphamAM paNa temanA amara lakhANamAM ApaNA AtmAne unana ane suvizALa karavAnI pracaMDa zakti hatI." - DaoN. ThAkorabhAI paTela 27

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gAMdhIjInA sipAIo "zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane gopALadAsa paTela gAMdhIjInA sAcA sipAIe, uttama sAhityasevako, lokazikSaNanA AjIvana bhekhadhArIo ane niDara patrakAro hatA. gopALadAsa maganabhAI desAInA ananya bhakta paNa hatA. bhAvi peDhIo mATe temaNe vizva-sAhitya ane dharma-sAhityano je dhodha vahevaDAvyo che, tene gujarAtI vAcake pUro lAbha uThAvavo joIe. mArA temane aMtaranAM koTI koTI vaMdana!" - DaoN. vihArI gepALadAsa paTela amArA zirachatra "ati lAMbI mAMdagImAM paNa mArA sasarA 'kAkA'e (zrI. gepALadAsa paTela) bhAre himata, paiya, vAtsalya ane premazauryathI mAnavajAtane mUlyavAna vAraso rASTrane bheTa Apyo che, tene AnaMda ane gaurava amAruM kuTuMba anubhave che. AvA bahAdura ane sevAbhAvI vaDIla prApta thavA e amAruM ahobhAgya che. 'kAkA' amArA AkhA parivAranA zirachatra hatA. 'kAkA' jenI himAyata karatA hatA tevI lokazikSaNanI racanAtmaka pravRttio - khAsa karIne temanuM mRti graMthAlaya ane sAhitya sarjana vadhumAM vadhu lokapriya thAya e ja zubhecchA." - yogInIbahena paTela umadA sAhitya sevA zrI. maganabhAI desAI, zrI. gopALadAsa paTela ane zrI 50 0. paTelanI sAhitya-sevAnI suMdara ane umadA kAmagIrI gujarAtI sAhityanA itihAsamAM sonerI akSare nedhAze. gujarAta sadAkALa temanuM RNI raheze. A tripuTIne mArA hRdayanAM vaMdana. temane ane temanI prakAzaka saMsthAne abhinaMdana. prakAzananI A umadA pravRtti satata cAlavI joIe." - DaoN. ema. ema, bhamagarA, 228

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dhajA pharakayA karaze . zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane zrI, gopALadAsa paTelanI ujajavaLa kIti tA 'satyAgrahanI mImAMsA', 'gItA' 'upaniSada', 'zrImad bhAgavata', 'yogavASiSTha', 'zrI-maskeTiyarsa' ane 'le-mijherAbla' upara ja dhajAnI mAphaka pharakayA karaze. A be puruSonI chatrachAyA heThaLa kAma karavA mana maLyuM tene mAruM ahAbhAgya samajuM chuM. 39 -kulabhAI kalArthI sAcA sanyAsIA "C 'zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane zrI. gopALadAsa paTelanAM pustako ApaNA - aMtaraneA mela dheAI kADhavA mATe sAburUpa che. te baMne khAdInA pezAkamAM sAcA gAMdhIvAdI saMnyAsIo ane uttama leAkasevako che." -viThThaladAsa maganalAla kAThArI vidyArthIo ane pustakAmAM jharI gayA che " jema vRkSa peAtAnAM phUleAmAM jharI jAya che, tema zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane zrI. gopALadAsa paTela pAtAnA vidyArthI, potAnAM chApAM ane pustakomAM jharI gayA che." - gAviMdabhAI rAvala hara he kahAM jAnA kisI dUsareka khutha karanekI nisabata maganabhAI desAI aura gopAladAsajI apane aMdarake rAmako khuza karanA jyAdA pasaMda karate the. akasara meM kahA karate the, "rAjA ruThe rakhe nagarI apanI - hara ruThe kahAM jAnA?" -girirAja (kora - mArA bIjA pitA "s zrI geApALadAsa mArA mArgadarzaka hatA. ane zrI maganabhAI desAI mArA bIjA pitA hatA. " jitendra ThAkarabhAI desAI 229

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naitika bhavyatA "bahAranI koI sattA ke adhikAra dharAvyA vinA zrI. gepALadAsa paTela ane zrI. maganabhAI desAI gujarAtI vAcakonA cAhaka banI rahyA hatA. zikSaNa ane sAhityanA kSetramAM paNa temaNe peAtAnI saphaLatA koI cAlAkI ke karAmatane badale mAtra peAtAnA aMtaranI naitika bhavyatAthI ja hAMsala karI hatI." -dhIrubhAI maNibhAI desAI adhUrAM kAmA ApaNe te| maganabhAI desAI ane zrI, gApALadAsa paTele je kAma upADayAM che ke adhUrAM mUkayAM che te aMge temanA cAhako tarIke kaMI karavAnuM prampa thAya che ke nahi te ja vicAravAnuM hoya. " - uSAbahena dezapAMDe 66 suMdara kAmagIrI " parivAra prakAzama maMdi2e vizvasAhityanA prakAzananI suMdara prazaMsanIya kAmagIrI karI che, tenA lAbha samasta prajAne karI ApavA rAtarANI sAMskRtika TrasTe ' maMgala-prAraMbha karyo che te dhanyavAdane pAtra che. ob * jayatIbhAI bhIkhAbhAI zAha jJAna yajJane AzIrvAda " ema. jI. graMthAlaya - maganabhAI desAI ane geApALadAsa paTela smRti graMthAlaya seTelAITa vistAramAM saMtA ane vizvanA sAhitya-samrATonI umadA ane pavitra prasAdI pIrasaze e sAhityanA rasiyAo ane premI mATe mananIya che. "rAtarANI saMskRti TrasTa"nA A jJAna-yajJane mArI zubhecchA che." - jasTIsa DI. vI. paTela mATI upakAra || " zrI. maganabhAI desAI tathA gApALadAsa paTele gItA, upaniSada, vividha dharmagraMthA, saMtAnI vANI, gAMdhIjI, saradAra, rAdhAkRSNana uparAMta vizvasAhityanAM uttama pustakonA anuvAdone DhagalA vALI daIne ApaNA upara meTo upakAra karyo che." -zakaralAla baeNnkara 66 230

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aNamola ratane "zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane zrI. gopALadAsa paTela e rASTranAM aNamola ratno che. teo rage rage krAntikArI ane lokasAhityanA uttama sevako ane mAtRbhASAnA bhAre moTA himAyatI ane moTA vidvAna hatA. seTelAITa vistAramAM temanI pavitra smRtimAM graMthAlayane maMgala-prAraMbha thAya che tene mArA AzIrvAda che." - ke. kA. zAstrI vizvanA sAhitya-samrATenI prasAdI vizvanA mahAna sAhitya-samrATenI prasAdI sIlasIlAbaMdha ziSTa, saraLa ane zuddha mAtRbhASA - gujarAtImAM suMdara chapAI, sacitra ane uThAva sAthe ApIne gujarAtI vAcaka para zrI. gopALadAsa paTela, zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane zrI. putra che. paTele mATe jAdu karyo che. te saune hRdayanA abhinaMdana ghaTe che." -navalabhAI zAha gAMdhIvAdI rASTrIya keLavaNIkAra "zrI. maganabhAI desAI ucca paMktinA sAdhaka, mumukSu ane gAMdhIvAdI keLavaNIkAra hatA. satyAgraha para eka abhyAsapUrNa mahAnibaMdha ["satyAgrahanI maryAda"] taiyAra karIne gujarAta vidyApITha ane satyAgrahanA janmadAtA pU0 bApunA hAthe e vidyApIThanI sarvocca evI pAraMgata'nI padavI meLavanAra e pahelA vidyArthI ane pakkA gAMdhIvAdI hatA. jema jema rASTrIya keLavaNI viSe huM vicAra karuM chuM, tema tema mane 25STa thatuM jAya che ke, vidyApIThone pajavI rahelI dhAto sudhAravA mATe zrI. maganabhAI desAI jevA ja upayogI nIvaDI zake tema che. - DaoN. suzIlA nayyara 25

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alekajhAnDara DUmA kRta "zrI maskeTiyarsa' saMpAdakaH geuLadAsa jIvAbhAI paTela vizvanA sAhitya-samrATanI kRtio vAMcIne paripuSTa thAva " [sAcA prema-zauryanA prasaMgenI ratnajaDita AbhUSaNathI ApatI alekajhAnDara DUmAnI pAMca navalakathAonuM jutha sva. gopALadAsa jIvAbhAI paTela traNa dAyakA pahelAM gujarAtI vAcakane bheTa dharyuM hatuM. varSothI A navalakathAo aprApya che. gopALadAsa paTelanI zatAbdI parvamAM temanI aprApya kRtie pharIthI chapAvavAnI yojanA vicAravAmAM AvI che. e pustakanI prathama AvRttinA AvakAranA "be bola' sva. kalyANajI vi. mahetAe lakhelA tene TUMkAvIne sAbhAra ahIM utAryA che.] - DUmAnI vizva- vikhyAta navalakathAo zrI maskeTiyarsa -- 1 yAne premazauryanA rAhe! 150.00 zrI maskeTiyarsa - 2 yAne vIsa varSa bAda! (presamAM) zrI maskeTiyarsa - 3 yAne kAminI ane kAMcana (presamAM) zrI maskeTiyarsa-4 yAne ema-eka 15000 zrI maskeTiyarsa - 5 yAne dagA kisIkA sagA nahi! 15000 kAunTa oNpha maoNnTekrisTo' yAne AzA ane dhIraja, 30.00 gujarAtamAM kaI DUmA nahi ke? [be belI. " prema-zaryanA rAhe mAthAM mUkIne vicAranArA phrAMsanA rAjA 13mA lUIne traNa zUravIra talavAriyAonI jazagAthA te "zrI maskeTiyarsa." jagatanA sAhitya-samrATomAM alekajhAnDara DUmAnuM nAma jANItuM che. emaNe phrenca bhASAmAM lakhelI addabhuta navalakathAoe lAkho mANasane AkaryA che. 232

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zrI maskedriyasa 13 ane aneka bhASAomAM temanAM rUpAMtara thayAM che. A ane evA bIjA nAmI sAhitya-samrATonAM keTalAMka pustako atyAra pahelAM gujarAtImAM paNa UtaryAM che paraMtu badhAMnI athavA emAMnAM mukhya mukhyanI prasAdI sIlasIlAbaMdha ziSTa, saraLa ane zuddha gujarAtImAM suMdara chapAI ane uThAva sAthe ApavAnuM bIDuM tA parivAra prakAzana sahakArI maMdire ja jhaDapyuM che. te mATe enA saMsthApaka - upapramukha svara maNibhAI vAghajIbhAI paTela, maMtrI bhAI pu. che|0 paTela ane enuM gujarAtI rUpAMtara karanAra bhAIzrI gopALadAsa jIvAbhAI paTelane abhinaMdana ghaTe che. .. kathApravAha evA sarasa vahe che ke, jANe ApaNe kaI rUpAMtara ke anuvAda nathI vAMcatA paNa maulika kathA ja vAMcIe chIe, ema lAge che. koI ThekANe kaze! khADA Tekaro naDatA nathI. 500' karatAM vadhu pAnAmAM samAvAyelA A saMkSepa paNa evI khUbIthI karavAmAM AvyA che ke, kazI chuTI anubhavAtI nathI ke rasanI kSati paNa thatI nathI. AvI sarasa ane surekha anuvAdanI hatheATIne mATe bhAI gopALadAsa vizeSa abhinaMdananA adhikAya che. ApaNA dezamAM svAmI-bhakta zUravIro, zuddha premanA upAsako tathA cira sATe kSAtrAvaTa sAcavanArAonI tema ja temanAM parAkrame| ane svArpaNanA dRSTAMtAnI achata nathI ane temane biradAvanArA paNa nathI maLyA ema nathI. paraMtu temane vizeSa jhaLakAvavA mATe koI "mA"nI kalamanI apekSA te rahe che ja. 68 * thrI maskeTiyarsa "mAMnA traNa barakaMdAjo -- parAkramI talavAriyA oNtheAsa, paoNthesa, eNremIsa tathA ceAtheA barakaMdAja thavAnI mahattvAkAMkSA dharAvanAra (ane pAchaLathI e pAra pADanAra) frAMsanA grAmapradeza gAskanInA dAte neAM, - ApaNane temanAM abhUtapUrva parAkramA, haiyA-ukalata ane chAtIthI daMga karI nAkhe che. e pustakamAM phrAMsa, IMglaeNnDa tathA pADozI dezeAnA sattaramI sadImA rAjakAraNanI ane rAjamahelanI tathA sattAvAMchuonI khaTapaTonI hUbahU chabI upasAvavAmAM AvI che. A pustakanA be bAla" lakhavAnuM mAruM gajuM nathI. kAraNa ke huM nathI navalakathAkAra, nathI vivecaka ke nathI te| navalakathAone khAsa risayA, chatAM gAMdhIyuganI laDatAnA eka sainika tarIke mAre be bAla" lakhavA evI bhAI pu. che paTelanI icchAne avagaNI nahi zakavAthI ja chevaTe be zabda lakhavAnuM meM svIkAryuM che.

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ra4 eka jhalaka A pustakonuM hArda che premazaurya. e zabdane ApaNe tyAM calaNI sikkAnuM rUpa ApyuM ApaNA vIra narmade: "dhvaja prakAzaze jhaLaLaLa kasuMbI, premazaurya aMkita, tuM bhaNava bhaNava nija saMtati sahune prema-bhaktinI rIta. UMcI tuja suMdara jata, jaya jaya garavI gujarAta." kavione daSTA paNa kahyA che. narmade uparanI paMktio racI te pachI thoDA ja dAyakAmAM gujarAtanI saMtatine, are gujarAtanI ja nahi, sArA bhAratanI saMtatine ane AgaLa vadhIne kahIe to duniyAnA saMskRta manAtA khaMDe tathA aMdhArA pradezanI saMtatine paNa prema ane zauryanA anekhA pATha anokhI rIte paDhAvanAra ane e anekhI rIta batAvanAra gAMdhI gujarAtamAMthI ja pAkaze ane bhAratamAtAnI zRMkhalA e ja teDAvaze, evuM koNe kahyuM hatuM? "paisA ghaDu"nuM aLakhAmaNuM nAma pAmelA gujarAtamAMthI traNa gAMdhIjInA thokabaMdha barakaMdAje jille jile pAkaze ane teo A kathAnA pelA barakaMdAjonI peThe yuddhanA AhvAnane jhIlI leze ke mAthe lIdhelI javAbadArI adA karatAM matanA moDhAmAM paNa lezamAtra thaDakATa vinA jhukAvI deze ane pitAnA senApatinA aNasArA mAtrathI lAThI ke goLIbAra, kAramAM jelavAsanAM AmaMtraNo ane milakatanI phanAgIrI rUMvADuM paNa pharakavA dIdhA vinA saharSa jhIlI leze, evuM koNe kapeluM? nAnAM nAnAM dUdhamala bALake, abaLA manAtI salUNIo, varaNAgiyA yuvAne, rIDhA AdheDe, ane nivRtti jhaMkhatA vAnaprasthIonI paNa vaNajhAro balidAna mATe vaNathaMbhI cAlI nIkaLaze, enuM bhaviSya kayA najamIe bhAkheluM? gujarAtanA be nAmacIna bahAravaTiyA- viThThalabhAI ane valabhabhAI. viThThalabhAInI hiMmata ane rAjakAraNa-paTutA; valabhabhAIne vajasaMkalpa ane gAMdhIjI tathA deza pratinI ananya bhakti ane Adarza mATe sarvasvane ulALiyo karavAnI vIra vRtti, jene pariNAme azokanA kALamAMye na hatuM evuM ekatrita bhArata lohInuM eka TIpuMya pADyA vinA ane capaTI vagADIe eTalA samayamAM sarajI devAyuM! jagatabharanA itihAsamAMthI AvI siddhine jo koI zodhI Apaze? vaita bhaya mATe mAjaNyAMnAM gaLAM kApavA taiyAra thanAra ane hAIkorTa sudhI laDIne mamatamAM khuvAra thanArA samAjanA kaLaNamAMthI bahAra nIkaLI AvI,

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135 zrI mariyasa hasate mee pitAnuM nAnakaDuM rAjapATa bhAratamAtAne caraNe chAvara karI devAra darabAra daMpatI (gopALadAsa ane bhaktibA); kAMtinA bhekhadhArI narasihakAkA ne "DuMgaLIcera"nuM biruda pAmelA hanalAla paMDayA, cAlavAnuM ramata mAnanArA, dhArALAnA gera ravizaMkara mahArAja gujarAtanA choTA saradAra, AjIvana laDavaiyA DaoN. caMdubhAI ane purANI baMdhuo; kheDAnA kaLadAsa bApu ane phulacaMdabhAI zAha, saurASTranA samartho balubhAI mahetA, maNilAla koThArI ane amRtalAla zeTha, - satyAgraha AzramanA rano imAma sAheba ane maganalAla gAMdhI; samartha vidhAna kAkA kAlelakara ane vinobA bhAve; mahAdevabhAI ane mazarUvAlA; naraharibhAI ane nArAyaNa khare; nAraNadAsa gAMdhI ane pyArelAla; mAmA phaDake ane choTelAlajI; svAmI AnaMda ane saumyamUrti surendra; ramaNikabhAI modI ane chaganalAla joSI, haThayogI bhaNasALI ane lakSmIdAsa Asara; - e sivAya saurASTranA rASTrIya zAyara, meghANI ane dulA kAga; zivajIbAI ane rAyacurA, phUlacaMdabhAI ane zivAnaMdajI; keLavaNIkAra nAnAbhAI bhaTTa ane gijubhAI badhekA, harabhAI trivedI ane manubhAI paMcoLI; zAmaLadAsa gAMdhI ane ratubhAI adANI; DhebarabhAI ane vajubhAI, rasikabhAI parIkha ane jAdavajI modI; pAna ane kathAkAra rAmanArAyaNa pAThaka; kacchanA premajI paTela ane premajI Thakkara ane aMtANI; - sAbarakAMThAnA vayovRddha mathuradAsa gAMdhI ane temane parivAra, - amadAvAdanA majUra mahAjananAM agraNIo anasUyAbahena ane zaMkaralAla beMkara; gulajhArIlAla naMdA ane khaMDubhAI desAI; seminAtha dave ne zayAmaprasAda vasAvaDA; ane mihanabhAI vyAsa; mAvalaMkara dAdA ane lAlA kAkA, hariprasAda DaoNkaTara ane hariprasAda mahetA; indulAla yAjJika ane naMdalAla zAha, DaoN. motIbhAI; mULadAsa vaizya; - vidyApIThanA AcAryo gidavANIjI ane kRpalANIjI; rAmanArAyaNa pAThaka ane maganabhAI desAI; muni jinavijayajI ane paMDita bahecaradAsajI; paMDita sukhalAlajI ane gokuLabhAI bhaTTa; viThThaladAsa jeThArI ane jeThAlAla gAMdhI; - vidyApIThanuM dhAvaNa pAmelA raMga avadhUta ane maMgaLabhAI mahetA: cunIlAla moTA ane bhakta kavi suMdaramU; amRtalAla nANAvaTI ane caMdrazaMkara zukala;

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eka jhalaka - kavi umAzaMkara joSI ane jhINAbhAI sneharazmi; achUtA ane padadilatAnA sevako parIkSitabhAI ane DAhyAbhAI nAyaka; vIra-putrIo maNibahena paTela, saMskAramUrti IndumatI zeTha ane paThANI milejanAM mRdulA sArAbhAI; vividha kSetre nAma kADhanArA ThAkeArabhAI desAI ane gAradhanadAsa ceAkhAvAlA, rAmalAla bakSI ane geApALadAsa paTela; cAMpAneriyA ane dinakara mahetA; karImabhAI vArA; prabhudAsa dhALakiyA; - marda mAstarA ballubhAI ThAkora ne jIvaNalAla divAna; ThAkorabhAI ThAkora ane dAmubhAI zukala; tejIlA te khAro arjunalAlA ane ramaNalAla jAnI; rAmaprasAda konTrAkaTara ane DAhyAbhAI mahetA; ke. TI. ane kAzma pArekha; sevAdaLanA inAmadAra ne manubhAI paTela; -- paTelA maganabhAI 20 ane maganabhAI bhI, vIra vaNiko zeAdhana ane vADIlAla mahetA; vakroktivizArada jayaMtI dalAla ane ceInasmekara '; bhavAnIzaMkara mahetA ane cheATAbhAI DaoNkaTara meyara maNibhAI caturabhAI; navajIvana'nA jIvaNajI desAI ane dhIrubhAI nAyaka; dhALakAdhaMdhukAnA sevaka DAhyAbhAI paTela, mANekalAla zAha ane ANaMdajIvALA; AzramanA kurezI ane mANekalAla vakhAriyA rAdhanapurI; - pAlanapuranA DAhyAbhAI mahetA ane jI. jI.; mahesANAnA vijayakumAra trivedI ne rAmacaMdra amIna; sAMkaLacaMda ane puruSAttama paTela; meAhanabhAI ane mAnasiMha pRthvIrAja; ANaMdanA bhAIkAkA ane bhIkhAbhAI; IzvarabhAI paTela ane rAvajIbhAI akhADiyana; RE -- paMcamahAlanA vIra vAmanarAva; DaoNkaTara mANekalAla ane mANekalAla gAMdhI; bhIlAnA uddhAraka ThakkarabApA; zrIkAMtabhAI; sukhadeva trivedI; vaDodarAnA bujharga yuvAna abbAsa sAheba ane DaoN. sumaMta mahetA; sUtariyA; nIkate ane cUnIbhAI zAha; munazI ane lalita divAnajI; maganabhAI paTela ane cimanabhAI amIna; - bharUcanA hirabhAI amIna ane dinakararAva desAI; meAtIlAla vINa ane zivazaMkarabhAI; caMdrazaMkara bhaTTa ane lajapatarAya; cheTubhAI paTela; aMbAzaMkara ane vineAdacaMdra zAha; - - carotaranA DaoN. bhAskarabhAI paTela ane rAvajIbhAI nAthAbhAI; zivabhAI AzAbhAI ane zivAbhAI gA; desAIbhAI paTela ane babalabhAI mahetA; mAdhavalAla zAha ane bAbubhAI paTela; rAsanA AzAbhAI paTela ane zUrA zAmaLabhAI; badalAranA aMbAlAla paTela ane

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u7 zrI maheriyasa berasadanA bhegIlAla cokasI, gAMdhIjInA dakSiNa AphrikAnA sAthI rAvajIbhAI maNibhAI, kapaDavaNajanA harilAla desAI ane zaMkaralAla zAha - komI ekatAnA pratIka samA zahIde vasaMta ane rajaba, gujarAta kaoNlejanA khamIravaMtA vinoda kinArIvAlA ane aDAsamAM chAtImAM goLIo jhIlanAra kaoNlejiyane; kaLAguru ravizaMkara rAvaLa ane bacubhAI; - surata jillAnA dalu ane kalu, kuMvarajIbhAI ane parAgajIbhAI; khuzAlabhAI ane kezavabhAI; bhaDavIra morAra paTela ane makanajI selA, zikaranA DAhyAbhAI ane kalyANajI vahAlajI; jugatarAmabhAI ane cunIbhAI mahetA, cimanabhAI bhaTTa ane goradhanabAbA tathA makanajIbAbA; sAMkaLInA vallabhabhAI ane jIvaNajIbhAInI taLapadI joDI;. - bAraDolA vADanA kapilarAma vyAsa ane ramaNIkalAla vyAsa; varADanA TekIlA chItAdAdA ane eka kALe sarakAranA thAMbhalA manAtA paNa nAkaranA agraNI banI vana vana bhaTakelA nAraNajI kuMvarajI pUNInA bhImabhAI, choTubhAI ane vidI chaganabhAInI tripuTI; e badhunI joDIo elapADanA pramodabhAI ane hitubhAI, katAragAmanA lallubhAI ane bhIkhubhAI; pATIdAra AzramanI kAMThAnI pANIdAra prabhu tripuTI (pI. esa. pI. sI. ane pI. ema.); jhINAbhAI seMnDo ane chagana paTela; karADInA aDIkhama pAMcA paTela ane kAMThAnA navalohiyA gosAMIbhAI; sisedarAnA kezavarAma trivedI ane maNibhAI paTela, hijaratI vakhate jenuM ghara chAvaNI baneluM te gulAbabhAI jhaverI ane kAzIbhAI paTela; cAMdarIkare ane tAmaNakaranI mahArASTriyana joThI; lAlabhAI nAyaka ane lalubhAI ma0 paTela; choTubhAI vakIla ane Do. khaMDubhAI; vasaMta desAI ane rAmAbhAI paTela, valasADanA barajorajI vikAjI ane nAthubhAI desAI; vakIla manubhAI ane nepALajIbhAI; dAktare madanajIta ane maTalI; nAgaradAsa goLavALA ane nichAbhAI govidajI; pAraDInA DaoN. uttamalAla nehetA ane dIpAvAlA; mahAdevathIye moTA choTubhAI desAI ane suzIlacaMdra joSI; aMbAlAla ane DAhyAbhAI paTela; mAMDavI mahuvAnA premazaMkara bhaTTa ane navanIta zukala, vyArAnA paMDita goviMdarAya ane kAlidAsa bhakta; - cIkhalInA choTubhAI desAI ane bAlubhAI dhIrubhAI maNibhAI ane maNibhAI bhagavAnajI; nUramiyAM ane vasanajIbhAI; vAMjhaNAnA durlabhabhAI ane bhUlAbhAI; DaoN. gulAbabhAI ane dhIrubhAI desAI, suratanA DaoN. dhiyA ane cinAI; naramAvALA ane kALAbAvA) mAraphatiyA ane lokhaMDavAlA; trimUrti izvaralAla, vImAvAlA ane verAgIvAlA, khAMDavAlA ane saraiyA;

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eka jhalaka jarIvAlA ane tamAkuvALA tathA anAvila AzramanA dalapatabhAI desAI ane pATIdAra AzramanA bhAIlAlabhAI - narottamabhAI ane e saunA ziramora kAnajIbhAI ane mArArajIbhAI, raghanAthajI nAyaka, uttamacaMda zAha, sanmukhalAla zAha, bhajanika umedarAma; - muMbaInA gujarAtI samAjanA agraNIo dhArAzAstrI bhulAbhAI desAI ane kanaiyAlAla munazI; nagInadAsa mAstara ane maMgaLadAsa pakavAsA: abhyAsIo azoka mahetA ane yusupha maheraalI; sevako bhAnubhAI ane gaNapatizaMkara; bhavAnabhAI ane DaoN. jIvarAjabhAI mahetA; jelavAsIonA yajamAna je. pI. trivedI sAheba ane parNakuTivALA premIlAbahena ThAkarazI; saujanyamUrti taikuMThabhAI mahetA ane saMskArI gaganavihArI mahetA; ke. ke. zAha ane DaoNkaTara gilDara, kAkubhAI ane jerAjANI; jhA ne kApaDiyA; ratibhAI ane dilakhuzabhAI; - pArasI agraNI narImAna ane barorajI bharUcA; sAlI bATalIvAlA ane baherAma mahetA; muslima rASTravAdIo jhAbIraalI ane AbIdaalI; strIratno haMsAbahena ane jayazrIbahena; perInAbahena ane naragIsabahena; lIlAvatIbahena ane kapilAbahena; maNibahena nANAvaTI ane maNibahena desAI; - te ja rIte gujarAtanI strIzaktimAMthI paNa kasturabAne pagale mIThuMbahena pITITa ane saralAbahena sArAbhAI; jyAsnAbahena ane vasumatIbahena; rohiNI ane hamIdA vaDodarAnAM kusumabahena ane bharUcanA hemalatA; kheDAnAM DAhIbahena ane puSpAbahena; amadAvAdanAM naMdubahena kAnUgA ane puSpAbahena mahetA, vijayAbahena desAI ane gaMgAbahena jhaverI; AzramanAM durgAbahena ane maNibahena parIkha; ramAbahena joSI ane gaMgAbahena vaidya; suratanA pATIdAra AzramamAMthI cIMtharAbhera nAnA bALako sAthe bahAra kADhelAM gaMgA paTalaNa ane suratanA siMha dayALajIbhAInAM mAtuzrI anAvila AzramavALA gaMgAbahena desAI; - A badhAM ane evAM bIjAM anekAneka : gAMdhIjInA barakaMdAje phAla (je te nahi ane nAna sUno paNa nahi) : emAMnA keTalAMyanA jIvana te samULI krAMtithI palaTAyA. A saunAM dezaprema, zaurya ane dilerIne gUMthI denAra koI DUmA gujarAtamAM nahi nIkaLe? kasturabA sevAzrama, marolI, kalyANa vi. mahetA javAhara asthi visarjana dina, tA. 8-6-1964

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"zrI maskeTiyarsa'ne yAda rAkho parivAra prakAzana saMsthAnI A pravRtti e eka sAhasa che. sAmAnya rIte sAhityanI duniyAmAM sAhasa bahu ochuM hoya che. paNa jagatamAM sAhasa vagara kazuM AgaLa cAlatuM nathI. bIjAe zuM kaheze, tene vicAra karyA kare, e mANase kadI sAhasanuM kAma karI zakatA nathI, je mANasa potAnI jAta upara vizvAsa rAkhe, tathA pitAnI pravRtti sAmAnya kAnA hitamAM calAve che, teo ja sAhasa karI zake che. parivAra saMsthAnA saMsthApaka, upapramukha ane vyavasthApaka sva0 zrI. maNibhAI vAghajIbhAI paTelane te svabhAva ja jakhama sAme dhasI javAne hato. ane temanA maMtrI zrI. 50 0 paTela utsAhI ane IlamI' kAryakara che. lakhavAnuM kArya muzkela hoya che, chapAvavAnuM che tethIya muzkela hoya che ane vecavAnuM te atyaMta muzkela hoya che. huM te AvA saMkSepa gujarAtImAM bahAra pADavAnA atimuzkela kAryamAM kadI paDa ja nahi. leka cAhe to "pAMcamAthI' ke AThamAzI' jyAMthI bhaNavuM hoya tyAMthI aMgrejI bhaNIne mULa pustaka vAMcavuM hoya to vAMce. paraMtu parivAra saMsthAnA saMcAlakone gujarAtI janatAnI sevAmAM AvA saMkSepe rajU karavAno zokha ane utsAha che." "Aje je gaMdA sAhityane moTo dhodha vahI rahyo che, tenI sAme nirdoSa manoraMjananuM sAhitya svaccha rIte pIrasavuM joIe. pacAsa varSa bAda gujarAtamAM sAruM aMgrejI jANanArA mANase gaNatara ja haze. eTale vizvasAhityanI uttama kRtionAM bhASAMtara adhikArI lekhakone hAthe jeTalAM jaladI ane vadhAre karI levAya teTaluM sAruM. parivAra saMsthAnA anuvAdo atyaMta svaccha ane suMdara rIte bahAra paDe che. tenA pramukha zrI. gopALadAsa paTelane A kAmanI moTI hathoTI hAtha lAgI gaI che. AvI bhAre siddhi mATe huM temane jAhera zate mubArakabAdI ApuM chuM. ane AzA rAkhuM chuM ke DUmAnA A juthanI pAMceya vArtAe teo gujarAtI vAcakane banatI tvarAe sulabha karI Apaze. - parivAra prakAzananA zrI maskeTiyarsa' zrI. maganabhAI desAI, zrI. gopALadAsa paTela ane zrI. putra che. paTelane gujarAte yAda rAkhavA paDaze. tA. 23-5-1964 - ThAkarabhAI maNibhAI desAI 239

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mAnI vArtAo caTake kema lagADI jAya che? 1930nI asahakAranI laDatamAM jelamAM mane DamAsAhebane bheTa thaI gayo hate DUmAnI "zrI maskeTiyarsa' jUthanI vArtAo ApaNane caTaka kema lagADI jAya che? A navalakathAomAM evuM zuM che ke te prasiddha thayA bAda Aje ekavIsa varSa bAda paNa ApaNe tene samAraMbha UjavavA ekaThA thayA chIe? DUmAnI A aitihAsika navalakathA 1844mAM bahAra paDI hatI. A mahAthAthI, DUmAnI kIrti, phrAMsanI sarahado oLaMgIne yuropa ane duniyAnA bIjA dezomAM prasarI hatI. jagatanI uttama vArtAomAM tenI gaNanA thAya che. A vArtAnA jathamAM phrAMsane traNa sadIone itihAsa AvarI levAmAM AvyuM che. DUmAnI kalama ghoDA karatAM paNa vadhAre vegathI doDe che. A vAta maitrInuM mahAkAvya che. ane tenA anuvAdanI zailI paNa saphaLa che. te ApaNA magaja upara caTaka besADI de che. A anuvAda vAMcatAM vAMcatAM vidyApIThanA joDaNIkozanI navI AvRtti mATe mane DhagalAbaMdha zabdo navA maLyA che. AvA saphaLa anuvAdathI bhASA ane sAhityane paNa moTo lAbha ja thAya che vaLI AvuM vizvasAhitya mAtRbhASAmAM vAMcavAthI, vAcakanI sahRdayatA ane rasajJatA upara paNa sArI asara paDe che. parivAra saMsthAe vArtAonI sAthe sAthe bAlasAhitya, jIvanacaritra, itihAsa, tatvajJAna ane vijJAnamAM paNa pitAne kaDacho calAvavo joIe. AvAM kAma karanAra harakoIne mATe ApaNA dezanAM sevAkSetranAM badhAM medAna khullAM che. "zrI maskeTiyarsa' jevI jANItI vArtA vistRtarUpe gujarAtImAM sacitra rajU karavA mATe parivAra saMsthAne dhanyavAda ApuM chuM." tA. 23-5-1964 - maganabhAI desAI 40

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garIbInuM rAmAyaNa le mijharAnDa vikaTara hyugo (1802-1885) yuropanA 19mA saukAne eka agresara sAhitya-svAmI gaNAya che. enA jIvanakALa daramyAna phrAMsanI e yuganI romAMcaka ane UrdhvagAmI sAhitya-pravRttine te AgevAna hatA. ane jagatane maMtramugdha kare evI keTalIka amara kRtio teNe ApI che. temAM le mirAbla"nA joTAnI vArtA haja sarjAvI bAkI che. A pustake lAkhe lokone potAnA pAvakatama bhAvamAM taraboLa karyA che, haju paNa kare che, ane bhaviSyamAM karaze. 38 varasanI bharajuvAnImAM. eTale i. sa. 1840mAM A navalakathAnI prathama rUparekhA teNe kAgaLa upara utArelI. tyAra pachI pUrAM bAvIsa varase, eTale i. sa. 1862mAM te pustaka rUpe prasiddha thaI. A anuvAda prathama te, mULanI kaMIka vizeSa chAyA Ave eTalA vistArathI, paraMtu saMkSepamAM "zikSaNa ane sAhitya" mAsikamAM "daridranArAyaNa" e nAme 1951mAM haptAvAra utAravA mAMDyo hate. pachI sthaLasaMkocane kAraNe e vArtA e mAsikamAM ApavI baMdha karI hatI. tyAra pachI Aje barAbara bAra varase A anuvAda pustaka-AkAre prasiddha thAya che. A garIbInuM rAmAyaNa kahevAya evI A mahAkathA hyugoe pitAnA jamAnAnA lokajIvanane krAMtidaSTithI joI kADhIne AlekhI che. tathA te ApaNane jIvanabhara unnata banAvavAnI tAkAta dharAve che. mahAbhArata-rAmAyaNa jevI ApaNI prAcIna mahAkathA jema yugayugAMtara sudhI ApaNI prajAmAM anero pAvanatama saMskArarasa sIMcatI AvI che, tema AvA graMtha paNa karI zake. vikTara hyugoe pote A navalakathAne A zabdomAM biradAvI che - "jyAM sudhI garIbAIne kAraNe puruSane avanatimAM sapaDAvuM paDe che, jyAM sudhI strIne bhUkhane kAraNe bhraSTa thavuM paDe che, ane jyAM sudhI bALakone e0- 16

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eka jhalaka 242 - jJAnaprakAzane abhAve ThIMgaLAI javuM paDe che, - tyAM sudhI AvI cepaDI nirupayogI thavAnI nathI, ' yuropamAM janmela yaMtra-yuge jagatabharamAM je kAramI kaMgAliyata ane sAmAjika chinnabhinnatA sarajyAM, tenuM sAhitya-kaLA mAraphate jo saMpUrNa mahAkAvya rajU thayuM hoya, to te A mahAgraMthamAM che. jagatanA mahAna lekhako ane vicArako -- TaoNlsTaoNya, mAkarsa, jholA, raskina, Dikansa vageree A aMge ghaNuM kheDANa karyuM che. paraMtu samagra citranI kAvyakathA rUpe rajUAta A graMthamAM vAcakane ajoDapaNe jovA maLe che. A mahAkathAmAM samAje 'gunegAra' gaNelA ane sajA karIne vadhu kAramA gunegAra banAvelA jIna vAlajInanuM eka aneruM pAtra hyugoe sarjya che. ane sAme ja maMgalamUrti bizapanI paNa racanA karI che, je pApIpuNyazALI sarva jIvo pratye peAtAneA maitrI karuNAnA bhAva DhALatA AvyA che. e maMgalamUrti bizapa prAraMbhamAM AvIne gAyaba thaI jAya che, paNa enI kAyamI asara nAyaka upara addabhuta rIte paDe che. ane e bhayaMkara gunegAra gaNAya tevo mANasa dayALu udyogapati, paradu:khabhaMjana nAgarika, sevAbhAvI meyara, vAtsalyamUrtipAlaka-pitA, kSamAvAna vIra, garIba dAnezvarI, ane karmayogI sAdhupuruSa banI jAya che. rAjyazaktinA pratIkarUpe bIjuM pAtra polIsa InspekaTara jAvarTanuM che. nAyakanI savrutti AgaLa A pAtra. Akhare hAre che. ane ekaDe ekathI zarU karIne navuM jIvana jIvavAne badale e AtmahatyAne raste paDe che. enuM phrajapAlana ane enI jIvana-zraddhAnI nAkAmiyAbI baMne vAcakanA hRdaya upara aMkAI jAya che. ane emAMthI vAcakane rAjyataMtranI zikSAtmaka sattAnI zaktimA ane azakti baMne tAdaza thAya che. vArtAnuM vastu, tenAM vaheNa ane vega, vamaLa vaLAMko, prasaMganuM vaividhya ane vaipulya, ApaNane maMtramugdha, stabdha ane sthagita karI de che. jela, maTha, kaphana, krAMti ane gaTaramAM kheMcAI mRtyumukhamAMthI pAchAM phrelAM pAtrA - A badhuM bIbAM goThavanAra kArIgaronA manane paNa jakaDI le evuM che! hyugonI kaviSTinuM saceTa nirUpaNa karatA kAkAsAhebanA AzIrvAdanA A anuvAdane lAbha maLyo che, te enI upayogitAmAM umerA kare che. tathA kAkAsAhebanA sUcanane vadhAvI laIne prakAzaka saMsthAe pustakanA udghATana nimitte gujarAtamAM seAeka varSe hyugonuM jAhera saMkIrtana gujarAtanA pATanagaramAM karyuM, te prazasya che. bApue te 1936nI sAhitya pariSadamAM ja sApha

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24 garIbInuM rAmAyaNa zabdomAM kahyuM hatuM, "potAnI bhASA choDIne parabhASA dvArA badhe vyavahAra calAve e koI kaMgALa mulaka che ke? eTale ja ApaNo mulaka kaMgALa rahyo ane ApaNI bhASA rAMDI Da rahI. aMgrejImAM te, eka pustaka phrenca jarmana bhASAmAM evuM na hoya ke je bahAra paDavuM ke thoDI ja vAramAM enuM aMgrejI bhASAMtara na thayuM hoya. eTaluM ja nahi, tyAM te bALakone mATe paNa uttama pustakonA aDhaLaka saMkSepa taiyAra thAya che. Dikansane baccAMo vAMcI zake? chatAM tyAM to baccAMone mATe paNa DikansanA graMthamAMthI saraLa bhASAmAM sAhitya ApavAmAM Ave, jethI bALapaNathI bhASAnI rasikatAne khyAla tene AvavA mAMDe. mane batAve, AvuM gujarAtImAM zuM che? jo hoya te huM tenA ovaraNAM lauM." AvI pAvanakArI kathAno saMkSepa karI anuvAdake ane prakAzaka saMsthAe gujarAtI bhASAnI ane tenA vAcakonI ananya sevA bajAvI che. anuvAdanI zailI saraLa ane bhAvavAhI che. saMkSepa evI kuzaLatAthI thayo che ke, kayAMya bhaMgANa mAlUma paDatuM nathI. gujarAtI vAcakane jANe mULa kathA ja vAMcatA hoya ema lAgyA kare che. - zrI. maganabhAI desAIe potAnI prastAvanAmAM A kathAne Adhunika premadharmanI kathA kahI che. tathA tene te rIte ja mUlavavA bhalAmaNa karI che. teo AgaLa cAlatAM prastAvanAmAM jaNAve che, "hRgonI A kathA AjanA yugamAM paNa khUba rasathI ane lAbhapUrvaka vaMcAya che. garIbAI i0 gune nathI; paraMtu AvA mAnavaprema ke hRdayadharmane droha e mULa guno che. AvA premadharmanI sAkSAt vaphAdArInuM A kathAcitra vAMcatAM apUrva saMtoSa ane AtmatRpti thAya che." pustakanA pUMThA upara mUkela be ati mahattvanA prasaMgenAM triraMgI citro ane aMdara ApelAM dasa suramya citro, tenI upayogitA, aucitya ane bhAvamAM umero kare che. AzA che ke, vizvasAhityane bIjo pratibhApravAha parivAra saMsthA gujarAtI vAcakane bheTa Apaze. A pustakathI gujarAtI sAhityamAM eka kImatI umero thayo che; ane ekasAthe aneka vAra vAMcI vAMcIne na dharAyeluM mana, samagra gujarAtI vAcakavargane e pustaka vAMcI, amane thayelA AnaMdamAM sahabhAgI thavA Agraha karavAnI dhRSTatA karAve che. A pustakanA bALako mATe vikrama saMkSepa paNa karavAmAM Avyo che. satyAgrahamAMthI) kamubahena putra che. paTela

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be nirmaLa sAhitya sevako che te jJiAna-yajJanA sevakone vaMdana] mArA zALAnA divasomAM vekezana daramyAna sau prathama bhAvanagaranI gAMdhIsmRti" saMsthAnA pustakAlayamAM "zrI maskeTiyarsa ane anuvAda vAMcavAno moko maLyo. skUlanA divasomAM mAnasika vikAsa te uMmara pramANe hoya, paNa zrI maskeTiyarsanuM pustaka vAMcatAM ja jANe AkhA jIvanamAM sukhada prasaMga maLyuM hoya tevI lAgaNI thaI. pUjyazrI gopALadAsa paTele evo sarasa - vAcakabhAgya ane saraLa anuvAda karyo che ke temane mATe apAra mAnanI lAgaNI thaI. tyAra bAda jyAM sudhI "gAMdhIsmRti pustakAlayamAMthI A pustaka aprApya thayuM tyAM sudhI vAMcyA ja karyuM. lagabhaga 30 vakhata pustakanA prathama traNa bhAga vAMcyA - kaoNlejamAM nokarI pachI bAkInA be bhAga paNa vAMcavA maLyA. * * * * ! ' ' khuda alekajhAMDara DUmAe pU. zrI. gopALadAsa paTelanA zarIramAM praveza karyo hoya tevuM bhASAMtara, je DUmA gujarAtI vAMcI zakatA hota to te jarUra kahe ke, "zrI. gopALadAsa paTelanA bhASAMtaramAM mArI original vArtA karatAM paNa vadhAre jadu che." - - - - jIvanabhara yAda rahe tevA pAtronI lekhananI saraLazailI, dArlenA, etheMsa, paoNrthosa, eremIsa, kArDinala, rizalyu. rANI ena, kArDinala mAjhAre yUka-dabepharna, rAja lUI; sadUgata moDe, laoNrDa bakiMgahAme, rAola, lUIjhA-davAliyera, pUraNapAImAM zuM hoya?" "sApanA ghera sApa paroNo" AvA keTalA zabda magajamAM Hard Disk upara zrI gopALadAsa paTele kaMDALyA che. kone bhUlIe? - - have navalakathA vAMcavAnI jarUra nathI paDatI mAtra prasaMge ke prakaraNa yAda karatAM mAnasapaTa upara vArtA jIvaMta thAya tevuM lakhANa. mA sarasvatInI pUrNa kRpA zrI. gopALadAsa paTela upara utarI hatI e sivAya AvuM adbhuta sarjana zakya na hoya. - - - mANasanuM zarIra nAzavaMta hoya che paNa keTalAka sadUbhAgI chULa zarIre hAjara na hovA chatAM temanAM kAryothI ApaNI sAthe hamezAM rahe che. evA - 3 - - - 244

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AzA ane dhIraja 245 ja zrI. gopALadAsa paTela temanAM A pustakanAM lakhANathI "amara" banI gayA che. ApaNA jIvanakALamAM temane saMgAtha hamezAM rahe che e temane sAtha meLavo sahelo bane ke jyAre temanuM pustaka "zrI maskeTiyarsa" koI paNa pAMca bhAga rUpe hAjara heya. zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane zrI gopALadAsa paTele zarU karela vizvasAhityanA pavitra jJAnayajJamAM joDAyelA sau barakaMdAjo ane zrI. gopALadAsanA utsAhI ane premALa parivArane - DaoN0 vihArIdAsa gopALadAsa paTela ane zraddhayazrI gInIbahenane koTI koTI dhanyavAda! A umadA pravRtie amArA jevA abhAgiyAone navajIvana maLyuM che. utsAhI mitroe amadAvAdamAM zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane zrI. gopALadAsa paTelanI pavitra smRtimAM suMdara graMthAlayanI sthApanA karI che te bhaviSyanI peDhI mATe suMdara Ayojana che. zrI maganabhAI desAI ane zrI. gopALadAsa paTela temanI nirmaLa sAhityasevA dvArA jIvaMta che. AvA puruSone mRtyu na hoya. bhAvanagara yunivarsiTI | DaoN. pradIpa bI. trivedI tA. 28-4-2003 AzA ane dhIraja [alekajhAnDara DUmA kRtaH "kAunTa opha monTekrisTa"] anu. gopALadAsa jIvAbhAI paTela mahAna phrenca lekhaka alekajhAnDara DUmAnI mazahUra kRti "kAunTa opha menTekrisTa"ne A "AzA ane dhIraja' nAme gujarAtI saMkSepa che. sane 1789nA yuga5rivartaka phrenca viplavanA viSama kALanI A kathA che. sane 1815nA phebruArInI 24 tArIkhe navajuvAna, koDabharyo, nAvika eDamanDa DAnTa kamAnanI hesiyatathI mArselasa baMdare UtarI sIdho vRddha pitA ane preyasI marsiDIjhane maLavA doDI jAya che. bIje divase lagnanI mijabAnI goThave che. DAnTane A utkarSa joI kepa ane asUyAthI baLyo jhaLyo bhaMDArI Dezvarsa masaDIjhanA prema mATe valakhAM mAratA pharnAnDane vizvAsamAM laI DAnTenA vinAza mATenuM bhayaMkara kaubhAMDa race che. nirdoSa DAnTa lagnanI mahephilamAM AmaMtrito sAthe killola karato hoya che, te ja ghaDIe acAnaka

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246 eka jhalaka zastrasajaja polIsa Ave che. vRddha pitA ane marsiDIjha AkraMda karatAM rahe che ane polIsa DAnTane nyAyAsana pAse uThAvI jAya che. krAMtinA yugamAM rAjabhakti dAkhavIne potAnI mahatvAkAMkSA siddha karavA jhaMkhatA, nyAyakhAtAnA oNphisara vilepherTa pAse DAnTane rajU karavAmAM Ave che. raju thayela kAgaLo uparathI vilephorTane mAluma paDe che ke, potAnA pitA paNa nepoliyanane pAcho sattA para lAvavAnA kAvatarAmAM saMDovAyelA hatA! eTale te e kAgaLano nAza kare che. ane bIjI bAjue "tane choDI mUkavAne hukama karyo che evuM DAnTene bharamAvI, tene kedIonA naraka samA, bhUmadhyanA kALA pANInA TApu AMdAmAna jevA zeTo daiphanA kArAgAramAM AjIvana kedI tarIke dhakelI de che. koTaDInA aMdhakAra ane ekalatAmAM DAnTanuM jIgara ane joma osarI jAya che. jIvananA AlaMbana same AzAvaMtu tUTe che, ane dhIraja sukAya che. maravAne vAMke te jIve che. tyAM jelakhAnAnA nIrava aMdhakAramAM ekAeka bhUgarbhamAMthI - pASANI peTALamAMthI tene kokane dhvani saMbhaLAya che, ane kedI naM. 27 vRddha pAdarI pheriyAne bheTo tene thAya che. pheriyA tene guru bane che. ene have anumAnathI jJAna thAya che ke, DAnTenA vinAzanuM mULa Devlarsa, pharnAnDa ane vilepherTa che. ane DAnTa veranI vasUlAtanA bhISaNa zapatha le che. bhUmadhya samudramAM ekalo aTUlo nirjana monTekrisTo nAme TApu che. tenI kUkhamAM akhUTa khajAna bhaMDArelo hoya che. pheriyA tene hakadAra che. putra samA DAnTene khajAnAnuM jJAna ane dAna te kare che, ane mRtyu pAme che. jelara khAtarI karI, tenA zabanuM poTaluM baMdhAvI, rAtre tene vage karavAne hukama karI cAlyo jAya che. DAre pioTalAmAM bAMdhelI lAzane choDI, pitAnI koTaDImAM saMtADI, pite te piTalAmAM praveze che. madharAte paheregIro AvI piTaluM uThAvI, TekarI uparathI samudramAM pheMkI de che. A rIte eDamanDa DAnTa jelamukata thaI menTekrisTo TApu upara pahoMce che. dhana kabaje karI, tenA jore nava varSa sudhI aneka veza dhAraNa karI, vera levAnI saMpUrNa taiyArI te karI le che. duzamane te vakhate amIra umarAvanA pade pahoMcI pairIsamAM rahetA hoya che. DAnTa have kAunTa opha menTekrisTo nAma dhAraNa karI perIsamAM Ave che ane zatruone jera kare che. vArtA-vaheNane vega, vamaLa vaLAMko, prasaMganuM vaividhya ane vaipulya, kalapanA kuMThita karI de ane kSaNabhara vicArazakti stabdha ane sthagita karI

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AzA ane dhIraja 247, de tevA banAve, kabara ane kaphanamAM daphanAI mRtyumukhamAMthI pAchAM pharelAM pA, A badhuM vAcakanA manane evuM to jakaDI le che ke, pustaka pUruM karyA sivAya te tene choDI zakatA nathI. vArtAne aMte lekhaka e siddha karavA koziza kare che ke, veranI vasUlAta ke duSTonuM damana e mAnavanuM kAma nathI, e te IzvaranuM kArya che. ane te tenA upara choDavAmAM ja mAnavasamAjanuM kalyANa che, ane kAryanI siddhi, - bhale pachI te veranI vasUlAta che, Atmanniti che. duHkhamukti che ke sukhaprApti game te ho, - paNa te ekAeka maLatI nathI. siddhi mATe AzA ane dhIraja rAkhavI emAM ja mAnavanuM zANapaNa che. AvI romAMcakArI kathAne saMkSepa karI anuvAdake gujarAtI bhASAnI ane tenA vAcakonI ananya sevA bajAvI che. DUmA jevAne pratibhApravAha pitAnA mastakamAM jhIlI, tene svabhASAmAM phelAvavAnuM bhagIratha kAma temaNe karI batAvyuM che. anuvAdanI zailI sarala ane bhAvavAhI che. saMkSepa evI kuzaLatAthI karyo che ke kyAMya gAbaDuM ke sAMdhA mAlUma paDatA nathI. pratyeka prakaraNanuM ucita nAmAbhidhAna anuvAdanI viziSTatA che. mULa lekhake potAnI navalakathAnuM nAma "kAunTa oNpha monTekrisTA' ApyuM che. anuvAdake enA nAyakanA aMtima zabdo (ke je zabdothI vyakta thata bhAva AkhI kathAmA aMta:strota tarIke vahyA kare che te) "AzA ane dhIraja" uparathI A anuvAdanuM nAma ApyuM che te sArthaka ane rasika che. "satyAgrahamAMthI) nalinakAnta paTela

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kAunTa oNpha monTekrisTa (bALako mATe) [saMpA mepALadAsa jIvAbhAI paTela (elekajhAnDara DUmA)] phrAnsanA jozIlA ane kalpanAzIla lekhaka DUmAnI jagamazahura navalakathA "kAunTa oNpha menTekrisTone, A kizorabhogya anuvAda prasiddha karI saMpAdake ane prakAzake meTrika kakSAnA kizoronI ananya sevA karI che. khUbI e thaI che ke, abAlavRddha ane budhaabudha sarvene rUcikara thAya evo A anuvAda banyo che. vAcakanI kutUhala vRttine tathA adUbhuta rasa pratyenI tenI abhirUcine poSe, tenI kalpanAne jagADe, tenI vAcanabhUkha sateja kare, ane sAthosAtha tene nirdoSa ane saMskArI vAcanavastu pUruM pADe, tevuM A pustaka che. mULa romAMcaka kathAnuM satva ane mULa lekhakanI pratibhA Abehuba A anuvAdamAM UtaryA che. mAnavajIvanane sparzatA aneka bhAvonuM AmAM hubahu nirUpaNa Ave che. veranI vasUlAta, tRSNAnI Aga, mahattvAkAMkSAno vaLagADa, dhana ane kAmanI lolupatA, bhalAI, nekadilI, svArpaNa, zuddha prema, ema aneka guNo ane durguNe, judAM judAM pAtromAM bhArebhAra jovA maLe che. prAraMbhamAM phAvI gayelA duSTono vinAza ane du:khamAM tavAyela para saraLa Rju vyaktino vijaya, e A kathAnI phalazruti che. lekhaka, kathAnAyakane aMte e bhAna karAve che ke, duSTonuM damana karavuM e mAnavIno nahi Izvarano haka che. satyAgrahamAMthI] nalinakAMta pula paTela 240

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prema-zauryanA rAhe yAne thrI maskeTiyarsa-1 [saMpAgopALadAsa jIvAbhAI paTela (elekajhAnDara DUmA)] alekajhAnDara DUmA (1802-1870) yuropanA 19mA saikAno, adbhuta rasanI kathAo ane saphaLa nATako lakhanAra ekko mazahUra sAhityasvAmI gaNAya che. e lekhake rAjadarabArI bhUmikAmAM premazauryanI anAkhI navalakathAnuM eka jUtha lakheluM che. A "zrI maskeTiyarsa yAne prema zauryanA rahe' temAMnI pahelI che. lagabhaga be hajAra pAnanI mULa vArtAne TUMkAvIne karela A suMdara, saphaLa gujarAtI saMkSepa che. A kathAno mukhya sUra premazaurya che. e baMne bAbatonuM nirUpaNa A kathAmAM evI suMdara rIte karavAmAM AvyuM che, jethI A vArtA mAtra vevalA premanI ke bhInA zuMgAranI ke aitihAsika avazenI sUkI muDadAla kathA banavAne badale svAbhAvika mAnava-sulabha lAgaNIthI dhabakatI jIvaMta kathA banI che. uMmara ke sthaLa-kALanI kazI maryAdAnA naDatara vinA A kathA sau keIne rasataraboLa karI zakavAnI tAkAta dharAve che. cAra barakaMdAjo eNsa-paoNsa-oNremIsa- dAna tAjuba karI nAkhe tevAM romAMcaka parAkramo kare che. haju to A pustakamAM temanAM parAkramanI pAzerAmAM pahelI ja pUNI che. A cAra parAkramI mitre te have pachInAM anusaMdhAnamAM ja vizeSapaNe jhaLakavAnA che, ema dekhAI Ave che. bakiMgahAma ane rANI ena, tathA dAteM ane maeNDama benAsiyanI prema-kathA sAce ja romAMcakArI che. bakiMgahAmanI kurabAnI paNa adUbhuta che. pratikULa saMjogomAM paNa teNe potAnI prema-jata bujhAvA dIdhI nathI. te ja rIte maeNDama bonAsiyana ekaniSTha prema hRdayane sparyA sivAya raheto nathI. rANI ene potAnA premI bakiMgahAmane Apelo jAkAra, tathA leDIsAhebAne kedakhAnAmAM rahyAM rahyAM phelTanane je rIte phasAvyo e be prasaMgo vAcakanuM vizeSa dhyAna kheMce che. joke leDIsAhebAne karuNa aMjAma vAcakane pUjAvI de che. 40

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eka jhalaka Aje jyAre pratikrAMti jera karI rahI che, tyAre zUrAtana guNanuM AvuM saMkIrtana khAsa jarUrI bane che. anuvAdanI zailI tejIlI saraLa ane bhAvavAhI che. saMkSepa evI kuzaLatAthI karAyA che ke svataMtra kathA vAMcatAM hoIe ema ja lAge che. kAMya toDaphoDa ke khADA TekarA najare paDatAM nathI, 50 vIsa varSa bAda! yAne thrI maskeTiyasara * thrI maskeTiyarsa'--1nA udghATana-samAraMbhamAM zrI. ThAkorabhAI desAIe keTalIka mananIya vAtA karelI te atyAre yAda Ave che. temaNe jaNAvyuM hatuM ke, "Aje je gaMdA sAhityane moTo dhodha vahI rahyo che, tenI sAme nirdoSa mane raMjananuM sAhitya pIrasavuM joIe. pacAsa varSa bAda gujarAtamAM sAruM aMgrejI jANanArA mANasA gaNatara ja haze. eTale vizvasAhityanI uttama kRtionAM bhASAMtara adhikArI lekhakone hAthe jeTalAM jaladI ane vadhAre karI levAya teTaluM sAruM. parivAra saMsthAnA A sAhasamAM saue utsAhathI sAtha ane sahakAra ApavA joIe. anuvAdo pramANabhUta, saraLa ane rasALa che." vAcakone A vArtA pahelA bhAga karatAM paNa rasanI dRSTie vadhu samRddha ane caDiyAtI lAgaze. pahelA bhAgamAM te cAra barakaMdAjonA jANe vAcakane AchA paricaya ja thAya che; paNa A bIjA bhAgamAM barakaMdAjenI badhI zaktione jeba maLe evI bhUmikA phrAMsamAM tathA IMglaeNnDamAM barAbara sarajAI heAya che. e nirUpavAmAM mULa lekhake batAvelI kamala-kuzaLatA adbhuta che. AvI vArtAo kharekhara ApaNAM mana mATe, sva0 paMDita naherunA zabdomAM kahIe te, "jJAnanI bArI"na garaja sAre che. vividha bhASAomAM rajU thayela vastu ApaNI mAtRbhASA dvArA ja ApaNane hRdayaMgama thaI zake. aMgrejI bhaNelAoe te bhASAnA parizIlanamAM ja rahyA karavAne badale peAtAnA vAcananA lAbha svabhASAnA vAcakone sulabha karave joIe. paraMtu ApaNA dezamAM koI vicitra kAraNe e prakriyA zarU thatI ja nathI. pariNAme emAM maLatAM jJAna-vijJAna janatA-janArdana sudhI pahoMcatAM thatAM nathI. e ja samAraMbhamAM pramukhasthAnethI zrI, maganabhAI desAIe jaNAveluM "A anuvAda vAMcatAM vidyApIThanA joDaNI-kozanI navI AvRtti mATe ke,

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oNlivara TvisTa 251 mane DhagalAbaMdha zabdo navA maLyA che." arthAt AvA saphaLa anuvAdothI bhASA ane sAhityane paNa lAbha ja thAya che. vaLI AvA vizva-sAhityanA vAcanathI, saMskRta kAvyazAstranI bhASAmAM kahIe to, vAcakanI 'sahradayatA ke bhAvukatA ke rasajJatA upara paNa sArI asara paDe che. A vArtAne AvakAra rUpe gujarAtanA bujharga AgevAna kAryakara zrI. kalyANajI vi0 mahetAe 'be bela' lakhI ApyA che. temAM temaNe peAtAnI AgavI taLapadI rIte A vArtAnuM pRthakkaraNa karyuM che. tathA sAthe sAthe ApaNA dezanA AjhAdI jaMganA aNanama ane zUrA traNaso covIsa gAMdhIjInA barakaMdAje'ne bhaktibhAve yAda karyA che. satyAgraha 'mAMthI] subahena pu. che. paTela 4 < oNlivara TvisTa [Dikansa kRta navalakathA : " eka anAtha bALakanI kahANI"] saMpA. geApALadAsa paTela marahUma TaoNlsTaoNye jene zekasapiyaranI paNa upara ane prathama paMktinA vizvasAhityakAra tarIke biradAvyA che, tathA gAMdhIjIe paNa 1936nA gujarAtI sAhitya pariSadanA saMmelanamAM, jenA nAmaneA ullekha karIne, jenI navalakathAnA saraLa saMkSepAnI mAgaNI karelI, evA nAmI lekhaka DikansanI (I. sa. 1812-1870) mazahUra navalakathA gujarAtI bhASA bAlatI prajA samakSa sarasa, sughaDa ane sacitra rIte rajU karIne parivAra saMsthAe umadA kAmagIrI bajAvI che. krAuna lagabhaga bArase pAna thAya tevaDI mULa vArtAne traNaseAeka pAna jeTalI TUMkAvIne karelA A suMdara, saphaLa ane lahejatadAra gujarAtI saMkSepa che. Dikanse vikaToriyana yuganI bhUmikAmAM aneka jANItI ceTadAra navalakathAe lakhI che. A 'oNlivara TvisTa' ('pikavika peparsa 'ne navalakathA na gaNIe te) tenI navalakathAmAM prathama ane prathama kakSAnI che. A vArtA 1837mAM prasiddha thaI hatI. tyAra bAda DikansanI jeradAra kalamamAMthI, traNa dAyakA sudhI, meATI meATI doDheka Dajhana jeTalI navalakathAonA ekadhArA dhAdha vahyA karyA che. A kathAnA mukhya sUra sAmAjika bhaMgAranuM kAruNya che. 19mA saikAnA yurepiyana samAjanA bhaMgAranuM nirUpaNa A kathAmAM asarakAra khUbIbhera

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eka jhalaka spara karavAmAM AvyuM che. rasanI dRSTie tathA pravAhitAnI dRSTie A saMkSepa vegIlA, rocaka ane lahejatadAra thayA che. saMkSepamAM mULa lekhakanI zailI tathA majedAra pAtranirUpaNa barAbara jaLavAI rahe che. anuvAdanI zailI saraLa AhlAdaka ane bhAvavAhI che. - ****** zrI. maganabhAI desAInI "sAmAjika bhaMgAranI kathA" nAmaka prastAvanAmAM DikansanI kathAnuM, tenI pArzva ane pazcAd bhUmikAnuM, pAaAnuM, prasaMgonuM, mULa lekhakanA hRdayanA bhAvA vagerenuM pRthakkaraNa, samIkaraNa, nirUpaNa ane AgavuM tAraNa ApeluM che. te jaNAve che ke, "eka gRhasthanA jIvananI mULa ghaTanA je prazno pedA kare che, te A navalakathAnuM sthAnaka che . dareka samAjamAM, -- tenI jevI rUDhi, rIti, ne rivAja hoya te mujaba, tenA ghasArA ke bhaMgAra peThe paDayA karatAM, rojha - oNlivara-eDavarDa i0 jevAM dayAjanaka anAtha pAtrA pedA thAya ja ...... dareka nAgarike peAtAnA du:khI samAjabaMdhune banatI madada karavI, e te sAcA mAnavasamAjane pAyA che, enI UNapa ke kacAzamAMthI ja samAjanA pelA bhaMgAra paDe che... gunAnI sAmAjika gaTaramAM ApaNane lekhaka laI jAya che; paNa tethI enI kathA gaTara-kathA nathI banavA detA, e paNa uttama kalAkAranuM lakSaNa A lekhaka dharAve che. vAstavikatAnA khATA nAme,gaTara ane gaMdakInA kIDA cItarI khAtI atyAranI kathAo kevaLa azlIla akalA che, ema A kathA parathI lAgyA vinA nathI rahetuM." Aje jyAre ApaNe rASTranuM navanirmANa karavA bahAra paDayA chIe, tyAre AvI vizvakathAonA anuvAdo khAsa jarUrI bane che. pustakanuM chApakAma sughaDa ane suMdara che. pustakanuM 'vadhAre Ape|'nuM oNlivaranuM mazahUra citramaya raMgIna pUMThuM tathA aMdara ApelAM nava suramya citra kathA samajavAmAM upayogI che. tathA rASTrapitAnA svabhASAnI pratiSThA, svamAna ane sanmAnane dIvAdAMDI jevA gujarAtI sAhitya pariSadanA vyAkhyAnanA phakarA pUMThA upara suMdara rIte mUkayo che, tethI svabhASAne AkhA kesa keTalA agatyane ane majabUta che, te vAcakane spaSTa samajAya che. rASTrapitAe Dikansa jevAonI AvI kRtio gujarAtI bhASAmAM utAravA mATe saune Agraha karyo che tathA spaSTa rIte jaNAvyuM che ke, "ApaNe sAhitya kone mATe racIzuM? kasturabhAI eNnDa kaMpanI mATe, ke aMbAlAlabhAI mATe ke sara cinubhAI mATe? emanI pAse tA paisA che; eTale game teTalA sAhityakAro rAkhI zake che, game teTalAM pustakAlayA vasAvI zake che. paNa pelA koziyAnuM zuM?. sAcI .....

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nAInTI zrI 253 vAta te e che ke, ApaNe gAmaDAMnI darakAra ja karI nathI. ApaNAM annavastrane mATe ApaNe gAmaDAM para AdhAra rAkhIe chIe, chatAM tenA zeTha hoIe ema vartIe chIe.... ApaNe te Azrita chIe, chatAM Aje gAmaDAM Azrita banyAM che. ApaNe temanI jarUriyAtane vicAra ja nathI karyo. tame zaherI prajA mATe lakhaze, te paNa e to evA naguNA che ke aMgrejI ja vAMcaze !" | Dikanse A badhI kathAo, AjanA ApaNA navalakathAkAranI mAphaka lokone kevaLa manoraMjana pUruM pADI kamAvA mATe nathI lakhI. paraMtu potAnA samAjanI eka eka UNapa khullI karI batAvI, tenI sAme lokamata keLavavA lakhI hatI. ane sAcA kaLAkAranI kathA sarva deza-kALa mATe upayogI hoya che, e nyAye, ApaNe paNa te vAMcI zakIe chIe ane rasanA ghUMTaDA bharI zakIe chIe. Aje jyAre idhidArI lekhako cItarI caDe tevA bIbhatsa ane hIna rasanI navalakathAono dhodha vahAvI rahyA che, te prasaMge nirdoSa kAruNya ane sahaja abhijAtyanI A vizvakathAne maMgala saMkSepa vAMcatAM apUrva saMtoSa ane AtmatRpti thAya che. satyAgraha"mAMthI) - kazubahena pula cho. paTela nAInTI zrI kati ke utkrAMti (vikaTara hyugo kRta "nAInTI zrI") anugopALadAsa paTela. . 1789mAM sarjAyela phrenca krAMtinA pAzavI pratyAghAto A navalakathAnI pAdu bhUmikA pUrI pADe che. sane 1793mAM phrAMsamAM katala, vaira ane trAsanuM tAMDava tenI parAkASThAe pahoMceluM. lokazAhI ane rAjAzAhI vacce sAmasAmA uccheda ane umUlana karaghAnA bhISaNa saMgrAmo cAlI rahelA. prastuta kathAmAM eka kuTuMbamAM janmelA kAkI bhatrIjo - lAtenAka ane gorve sAmasAmI pakSanuM netRtva svIkArI medAne paDela che. kAko game te bhege phrAMsamAM rAjAzAhI puna: sthApita karavA kaTIbaddha banyo che; jyAre prajApakSe laDato bhatrIjo kAkA ane tenI rAjAzAhIne haMmezane mATe daphanAvI devA talapApaDa thaI rahyo che.

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254 eka jhalaka vA targanA durgamAM, gervenA sANasAmAM sapaDAyela lAtenAka bhedI bheAMyarA vATe nAsI chUTe che. tyAre tene bahAdura paNa vikarALa nAyaka Imenasa, prajapakSanI senAe dattaka lIdhelAM traNa bALako, jemane lAtenAke bAna tarIke baMdIvAna rAkhelAM, temane durgamAM pUrI Aga cAMpe che. nAsI chUTela lAtenAka, dUrathI AganI javALAo e nirdoSa bALakone bharakhI javA lAMbAtI jue che. A kSaNe khaDaka samA rUkSa ane niSThura lAtenAkanA dilamAM mAnavadayAnuM jharaNuM vahevA mAMDe che. Aga ane giraphatArInI paravA karyA sivAya bhoMyarAmArge kilAmAM pAcho pharI traNe bALakone te bacAve che. paraMtu baMdIvAna bane che. bIje divase tene vadha karavAno hoya che. paraMtu lAtenAkamAM skula mAnavatAnuM jharaNuM gove ne bhIMjave che ane tene varAgni bujhAya che. rAtanA zUnakAramAM gorve, lAtenAkane bhagADI pote tyAM purAya che. A dukRtya mATe, simuduM je pUrvAzramamAM pAdarI ane govene zikSaka hatA, paNa atyAre korTamArzalane pramukha che, te govainI Deka upara gilonInanuM pAsivuM paDe che, te ja kSaNe simurde goLIthI potAnI jAtane vadhI go sAthe paralokagamana kare che. AdithI aMta sudhI, kathAvastu, kramaza: paNa kaDIbaddha ane sacoTapaNe vaNAtuM ane vikasatuM jAya che ane vArtAnA chelle pAne tenI paripUrNatAe pahecI viramI jAya che. kathAnAM nAnAM paNa jIvanta ane joradAra pAtro - hAmAla, bhikhArI telamArza, traNa bALako ane temanI mAtA phalezArda - vArtAnI gUMthaNImAM ati agatyano bhAga bhajave che. mAnavatA, samAnatA ane svAtaMtrayanA ucca AdarzamAMthI uddabhavelI phrenca krAMti, vaira ane hiMsAnA kutsita paMkila mArge khUpI paDelI. lekhaka ahIM krAMtinA UrvIkaraNane tenI dUSaNamukitano nirdeza kare che. anuvAdaka, temanI yogya zabdapasaMdagI ane saraLa bhAvanAzIla zailIne laI, lekhakanI pratimAne AbehUba rIte gujarAtI bhASAmAM utArI zakyA che. satyAgrahamAMthI] nalinakAMta pu. paTela

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daivI zaktinA upAsakA " maganabhAI desAI ane gopALadAsa paTela - e nAma sAMbhaLatAM ja mArI hRdaya-vINAnA badhA tAra jhaNajhaNI UThe che. jANe vasaMta Rtu besI gaI ane hajArI phUlAne varasAda varasyo. A baMne sAdhako ane temanI sAhitya-sevAthI huM sArI peThe prabhAvita thayo chuM. zrI. gopALadAsanAM pustakonI tA mane mastI ja caDI che. temAMya * lAphiMga-maeNna nI tA maiM bhAI pu che paTela pAse vAraMvAra mAgaNI karelI. A anuvAda gopALadAsa pAse taratAtarata karAvI pustaka mArA hAthamAM zrI. puru che paTele mUkayuM. mArI khuzIne pAra na rahyo. jene anuvAda karatAM mane be varasa lAgata. te gopAladAse eka mahinArmA phaTophaTa karI dIdhA. AvI daivI zakti maganabhAI ane gopALadAsa sivAya tamane bIje karyAya nahi maLe. je tarasyA che, tathA jene peAtAnI tarasa bujhAvavAnI AturatA che, temane mATe amRta-pAna te karAvavA sadA tatpara rahetA." hyugonI mazahUra navalakathAomAM A navalakathA peAtAnI AgavI bhAta pADe che. ene vArtApravAha jevA jozIle che, tevuM ja tenuM nirUpaNa vedhaka che. maganabhAI ane gopALadAsanI nirmaLa sAhitya-sevA AgaLa te mAruM mastaka ja namI paDe che. A baMne puruSanuM mArA para ane gujarAtI bhASA para meTuM RNa che. 39 68 daridranArAyaNamAM zakti pragaTAvavAnuM kA 66 zrI. maganabhAI desAI, zrI. gopALadAsa paTela ane zrI. pu che paTelanuM sauthI moTuM kArya gujarAtanA daridranArAyaNamAM prema-zaurya ane zakti pragaTAvavAnuM che. samAnatA, baMdhutA ane mAnavapremanA pAyA para navA samAja racAya, te mATe e taiyAra thAya, evI zakti tenAmAM pUravA mATe A sAhityasevakA vizva sAhityanI suMdara kRti mAtRbhASAmAM utAre che. vizva-sAhityanI keTalIka uttamAma kRti gujarAtImAM utAravAnuM kAma upADIne zrI. gopALadAsa paTele eka upayegI sAhasa hAtha dharyuM che. temane ane temanI saMsthAne mArAM koTI koTI abhinaMdana,' tA. 6-12-1966 - vajubhAI zAha - maNibhAI bhagavAnajI desAI 255

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carAtaranA dharatIputro " carotaranA dharatIputro zrI. maganabhAI desAI, zrI. gopALadAsa paTela ane zrI. pu. che. paTela gAMdhIjInI hAkalane mAna ApI gUjarAta vidyApIThamAM beThA. kuzAgra buddhizakti, apratima nirbhayatA, prakhara dezabhakti jevA durlabha guNAthI vibhUSita hovA chatAM AjIvana sevAvratadhArI anupama sAhitya-sevA bajAvI che. gujarAtanA A panetA putro mATe gujarAtI vAcako gaurava anubhave che. - krAima eNnDa panizamenTa '- gune ane sajA pustakane upedghAta lakhavAne nimitte DasTayeskInI A umadA -- viraMjIva kathAnuM ciMtana-manana karavAnI je amUlya taka zrI. khu0 che0 paTele pUrI pADI, te mATe temane, zrI. gopALadAsa paTelane tathA parivAra saMsthAnA AbhAra mAnuM chuM. tathA A amara kathA sarjIne ApaNane kAyamanA RNI banAvanAra mULa lekhaka DasTayeskIne adaba-pUrvaka mArA praNAma pAThavI namra aMjali ApuM chuM." -nirajana vAmanarAva dhALakriyA tA. 10-3-1975 'zrI yogavAsiSTha' (advaitane lAyatha ) ['zrI yogavasiSTha': saMpA0 gopALadAsa jIvAbhAI paTela yogavAsiSTha graMtha eka leAkagraMtha che; paMDitAnI tArkika Dhabe nahIM, paNa lokapriya kaLAkIya Dhabe te peAtAnuM kAma kare che. ane emAM enI khAsiyata hoya te e che ke, te hiMdu darzananA parama tattvanA nirUpaNa-graMtha che. tethI, je jJAna mAtra tArkiko ke philasUphe temanAM khAsa maMDaLeAnI guphAmAM beThA beThA * ghaTapaTa'karyA kare ema manAya, tene A graMtha lekAmAM eka sAmAnya saMskAra rUpe phelAvI devAne prayatna kare che. ane lAkakeLavaNInI A agharI kAmagIrImAM te graMtha nathI phAvyA, ema kahI zakAya kharuM? zrI. gopALadAse emanA upAghAtamAM yogavAsiSThanI saukAMjUnI lokapriyatA ane lokamAnasa upara paDelA tenA prabhAva bAbata kahyuM ja che, e tarapha jovAthI basa thaze. mane lAge che ke, ApaNA Adhunika yuga loka-keLavaNI sAdhavAnI A ApaNI prAcIna hatheATI khAI beTI che, e nirbheLa sAruM thayuM che ema nathI. astu," 256 65

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250 zrI yogavAsiSTha gItA kRSNa-arjunane saMvAda che. kRSNa avatArI puruSa che, te gurusthAne che; ane temane sakhA ane ziSya che. yogavAsiSTha paNa rAma ane vasiSThano saMvAda che. rAma avatArI puruSa che. paNa te ziSyabhAve potAnA kuLaguru vasiSThajI pAse jAya che. gItAnA pracalita nAmamAM "ga" zabda bhale nathI Avato, paraMtu te yogazAstra viSe ja kAvya dvArA nirUpaNa kare che, ema tenI dareka adhyAyane ane AvatI pratijJA parathI spaSTa kahe che ke, te vasiSTha Sie nirUpelo ke saMbodhelo yoga che." "gavAsiSThakAra rAmacaMdranI drajijJAsAne bIjarUpe le che rAmacaMdra buddha peThe parama vairAgyane pAmyA che. A asAra saMsAramAM kazuM prayojana ke hetumarA temane jaNAtI nathI. tethI buddha peThe te saMkalpa kare che ke, yA te huM A asAratAmAMthI vizrAMti ke mukti meLavavAnI yukti bALIza. nahIM to annajaLa tajI deha che DIza." ajana ane rAmanI A dazAmAM viSAdanuM tatva lagabhaga ekasarakhuM hovA chatAM, beunA adhikAra paratve, temAM jarA bheda AvI rahe che; te dhyAna para levAthI gItA - yogavasiSThanA vastumAM je eka najare tarI Ave e bheda che te jaNAze. arjuna svadharmabhraSTa thaI sAva a-karma thavA tatpara thayo che; pratyakSa jIvanamAMthI bhAgavAmAM jANe zAMti heya, evI. nakArAvAcaka sthitine te bhAga bane che. rAmacaMdranI dazA AvI nathI. jagatanAM du:khe ane mAnavadazAnA vicAramAMthI te ana peThe tamarAjasika nahIM, paNa buddha peThe sAtvika vairAgyane pAme che. tethI ja ekane mukhyatve karma-akarmane prazna UThe che; bIjAne tatvajijJAne prazna UThe che." A bheda eka upamA ApIne batAvI zakAya. gADIne ghoDe pUrapATa deDa doDate acAnaka aTake ane AgaLa javA AkhuM zarIra taravaratAM chatAM jaI na zake, ne UbhA Ubho vihavaLatAthI kaMpyA kare ne saMtApe, tevI dazA arjunanI che. rAmane ghoDe ema purapATa doDato thaMbhyo nathI. te te cAlatA cAlatA jANe TADho paDato gayo ne ApoApa amuka vakhate jaIne saheje thobhI gayo. tene AgaLa cAlavAnuM prayojana dekhAtuM nathI, ne tethI jANe te vicAravA ghaDIbhara thobhe che. paraMtu arjunanI AgaLa te saMmehanI bhata AvatAM tenA ghoDA bhaDakIne thaMbhe che, zrI kRSNa e bhIMtane toDI ApI, pAchA ghoDA doDatA kare che. vicAravA mATe thobhI gayelA rAma caMdrane temanA vicAravAmAM madada rUpe vasiSThajI Ave che ane kahe che ke, "niSNajana e0-17.

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258 * eka jhalaka cAlatI A jagayAtrAmAM, he rAma, tame projana khALavAne mithyA ne bhrAmaka prayatna na kare; kAraNa ke evA prayatnano tamAro mane vyApAra ja pote prayojanarUpa tamane bhAsaze; bAkI koI jagata jevo judo padArtha che nahIM; tamane thatI enI pratIti ke saMvedana e ja tenuM kAraNa che; ane e pratIti pote paNa e ja bhAsamAna jagata-padArthane eka bhAga che. eTale, enI pratIti ke saMvedana vagaranI dazA, ke je che, ne jayAM svAnubhave ja pahoMcI zakAya che, tyAM jaIne joze tyAre, svaprane temAMthI jAgrata thaI jovAthI ja jema tenuM yathArtha darzana maLe che tema, - A jaga-svapranuM yathArtha darzana tamane maLaze. e darzana maLyA pachI tame zAMta banaze ne pachI tamane kazuM grAhya ke tyAjya, prApya ke heya, ke azeya nahIM rahe; A samagra badhuM ekarUpa tamane jaNAze; eTale pachI tame jIvanmukta thaI, A jagatanAM yAcita sahaja karmomAM aprayojana paNa vicaraze." "yogavAsiSTha graMtha, A dRSTie vicAratAM kadaSTie paNa jarUrI che. tenuM A gujarAtI chAyArUpa AjanA jamAnAnA vAcakane phAvaze ema mAnuM chuM. saMskRti-nirmANamAM kAma detA AvA graMthanuM vAcana ane manana potapitAnA jamAnAnI jarUra pramANe thAya e iSTa che. advaita tattva nirmaLa ane baLavAna vANImAM A graMthamAM vAMcavA maLe che; enI bhASAmAM buddhipUta Agraha che ane anubhavanuM baLa che. eka ja vastune vasiSThajI vAraMvAra AkhA saMvAdamAM kahe kahe kare che; paNa bhakta jema prabhunI stutithI rAcyA kare che ne tRpta ja nathI thatuM, tema addetanA AvA pharI pharI kathanathI tenA adhikArIne moDhe eka ja vAkya nIkaLaze - duthAra 2 muhuH ' A saMvAda vAMcatAM thAka caDato nathI. e prasAda ane baLa A anuvAdamAM keTalAM AvyAM che te vAcaka joI le. jo anuvAdakane prema ane bhaktibhAva temane utAravAmAM kAMIka kAraNa hoya, te kahyuM ke, A pustakanA anuvAdaka A graMthanA premI che ane sAdhaka tene cAhe che. emanuM A pustaka gujarAtI janatAne AvakArapAtra thAo. e ja." 21-1-45 pravezikA mAMthI) maganabhAI desAI

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hiMdustAnanI garIbAI [30 dAdAbhAI navarejIkRta; saMpA. gepALadAsa jIvAbhAI paTela.] A graMthane Akho ne Akho gujarAtImAM utAravAnuM barobara na thAya : ema karavAnI jarUra paNa nathI. eTale tenA rasabIjane sAcavIne sAra kADhI Apa e ja Avazyaka ane upayogI che. e kAmane mATe bhAI gopALadAsa kasAyelA hAthavALA gaNAya. temaNe mULa moTA kadanAM ne jhINA akSaranAM lagabhaga 675 pAnane sArI mAtra 200 ane teya nAnA kadanAM pAnAMmAM ApI dIdhuM che, e vAcakane mATe umadA savaDa kahevAya. sAMga vAMcIe te paNa majA paDe evI enI pravAhitA che. lUkhA AMkaDA ApyA che, paNa te eka du:khakathA kahetA hoI karuNapracura banI jAya che ne tethI vAcakane kaThatA nathI. pustakane aMte, zrI. nagInadAsa pArekhe taiyAra kareluM sva0 dAdAbhAInuM TUMkuM jIvanacarita joDIne graMthanI upayogitA vadhAravAmAM AvI che, e paNa AvakArapAtra che. DigbInuM ane A, e be arthazAstranA pustako gujarAtImAM utAravAthI vAcaka e paNa joI zakaze ke, temanI aMgrejI paribhASAne anuvAdaka sAdA lAgatA zabdo dvArA, kazI viSTatA vagara, kevI sahajatAthI pahoMcI vaLI zakyA che. AzA che ke, A pustaka paNa DibInA graMtha peThe AvakAra pAmaze." 19-11-138 pravezikA'mAMthI] maganabhAI desAI

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* sarvodayanI jIvanakaLA [kama yAganuM sAmAjika bhASya] ['sarvodayanI jIvanakaLA': (pri0 ela, pI. jaeNkasa kRta 'Constructive Citizenship') anu0 gopALadAsa jIvAbhAI paTela.] jaeNkasanuM A pustaka vAMcatAM mane lAgyuM ke, e eka mahAna graMtha che, ane enuM ApaNI bhASAmAM varNana karavuM hAya to tene 'karmayoganuM sAmAjika bhASya' kahevuM joIe. tyAra pachI te ceApaDI pharI A anuvAda rUpe vAMcI; mAre te vakhatane ane viSenA khyAla vadhAre dRDha thayA. vAcaka joze ke, pustakanA keTalAya vicAronA samarthanamAM ke sarakhAmaNImAM te gItAnA zloko TAMkI zake che. mArI bhalAmaNa che ke, vAcaka gItAnA karmayoga sAthe A vyAkhyAnAnuM maMtavya sarakhAve, te tene mArI jema lAgyA vagara nahIM rahe ke, pri0 jaeNkasa karmayoganuM jANe sAmAjika bhASya ja na karatA hoya ! aneka dRSTie gItAnA bhinna bhinna arthe karI batAvavAmAM AvyA che. paraMtu te badhAmAM eka samAnatA rahelI che. te e ke, te artho jIvanI sarvatAmukhI unnatinA artha mukhya samajIne cAlyA che. temAM samAja ke leAkasaMgrahane khyAla che. paraMtu pradhAnapade samAjane vicAra karIe ta| tene mATe karmayoga ke bhaktiyoga yA jJAnayeAga zA hAya, e prazna koI bhASyakAre yA TIkAkAre vicAryo hoya, tA mArI jANamAM nathI. karyAMka kayAMka keTalAka zloko dvArA sAmAjika dRSTi ke vAdonuM samarthana zeAdhAyuM maLe; paraMtu eka saLaMga dRSTie sAmAjika sAdhanA ke yoga eTale zuM, te prakAranA artha bhAgye ja gItAnA koI TIkAkAre carcyA hoya. pri0 jaeNkasanAM A vyAkhyAnAmAM enI mImAMsA sAMpaDe che, ema huM mAnuM chuM. vyakti jo sAdhaka bane te tene samAja paNa sudhare, suvyavasthita thAya, kRtakRtya thAya. ema gItAmAMthI phalita thatuM batAvI zakAya. paraMtu samAjane pradhAnata: lakSamAM laI tene mATe mega vicAravA, ane te vicAramAM vyaktinuM paNa AtyaMtika kalyANa anusmRta samajI laIne, - e A pustakanI advitIyatA che. ane ethI huM ene 'karmayoganuM sAnAniSTha bhASya ' athavA TUMkamAM kahevuM hoya te 'samAja-yoga' kahyuM, - * pravezikA 'mAMthI maganabhAI desAI ra0

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gautama buddha [ rAdhAkRSNananuM vyAkhyAna : "Gautam the Buddha', anurA gopALadAsa jIvAbhAI paTela.] Do. rAdhAkRSNananuM A bIjuM nAmAMkita vyAkhyAna gUjarAta vidyApITha " taraphathI prasiddha thAya che; (paheluM - "dhi varlDajha anabaoNrna sela' - jagatane AvatI kAlano puruSa', e nAme thaI gayuM che.) A vyAkhyAna teozrIe 29-6-1938nA roja, hAMDananI briTiza eNkeDemImAM ApyuM hatuM, ane 1939nA aMta bhAgamAM te pustakAkAre bahAra paDayuM hatuM. 1940mAM te jovAmAM AvatAM mane thayuM ke, tene paNa gujarAtImAM utAravuM joIe. pravezikAmAMthI] maganabhAI desAI yogazAstra samAjane vyA5ka yoga] ['gazAstra' : zrI hemacaMdrAcArya kRta; saMpAi gopALadAsa jIvAbhAI paTela.]. manuSyasamAjane itihAsa joIe te ema lAge che ke, gItAkAranuM nIcenuM vAkaya mAtra adhyAtma-kSetramAM ja nahIM paNa upayogI evI badhI vAtemAM sAyuM che: "hajAro manuSyomAM keka jJAnapUrvaka siddhi pAchaLa paDe che; ane emA maMDanArAmAM keka phAve che; ane evA phAvanArAmAM paNa so TakA satya pAchaLa paDanAra te vaLI keka ja hoya che.' sArAMza ane saccAInI pAchaLa maMDavAnuM evuM agharuM kAma che. ema karavA jatAM rastAmAM evAM evAM ne eTaeTalAM pralobhane AkaNo, vidane, pramohana vagere Ave che ke, zaratamAM pAra janAra to karoDomAM koka bane che. paraMtu A uparathI evo artha nathI nIkaLatuM ke, mATe koIe te raste javAnI jarUra nathI. UlaTuM, emAM e vastu batAvI che ke, AvuM agharuM ne aTapaTuM kArya paNa asAdhya nathI; manuSya dhAre te temAM paNa phAvI

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22 eka jhalaka zake che. ane ema phAvavA mATe eka jiMdagI zuM, aneka jidagI paNa lAge, chatAM phAvI zakAya che. evI jidagIo jagatanI racanA karanAra Ape che; eTale ke, punarjanma che ja, e paNa kadAca uparanI A aTala zraddhAmAMthI ja phalitavAda che, jene ApaNe satya siddhAMta mAnIe chIe. AthI karIne jagatanA nAyakonuM kArya e hoya che ke, teo lokakeLavaNI drArA AkhA janasamAjanuM vaheNa A eka mukhya vastu upara kendrita kare che, ke jethI saccAI ane sArAzanuM jora vyakti ane vyaSTita: vadhatuM rahe. lobha, moha, svArtha, saMkucitatA vagere sarva asAmAjika vRtti para samAja, dharma, zikSaNa, saMgati sarva thaIne samAjaSaka ne prAgatika saMyamo yoje che. AvI badhI saMyama ke dhAraNanI zakti ja "dharma' kahevAya che. ane ene ja ga" paNa kahevAmAM Ave che. je dvArA vyakti potAnI vRttio tathA vAsanAo niyamita karI eka-pravAha vahevaDAve ne ema karIne pragati ke vikAsa sAdhe, te sAdhanAnuM nAma "ga" che. "yogane zabdArtha paNa "sAdhana thAya che. (juo tilaka mahArAjanuM "gItA-rahasya' - marAThI, pA. 55muM.) A pramANe vyaktijIvananuM niyamana karavuM eTale mega, ema hevAthI ja gItAkAre paNa "yogaH rmajaiaurAsTam' evI vyAkhyA karI che: karmo karavAnuM evuM kauzalya ke jethI jIvanasiddhi maLe. ane evA kauzalyanI gurakilI samatA che. je mANasa rAgadveSAdi vATapADuothI ThagAI jAya che, te kSemakuzaLa zI rIte jaI zake? tene koI paNa vastunuM anAsakta eTale ke sAcuM, yogya. nyAya ane zuddha Akalana paNa zI rIte thavAnuM hatuM? jema bAhyadriya vikala bane to te iMdriyanuM kArya apramANita thAya, AMkha para paTala AvI jAya te darzanazakti gherAya, tema ja je aMtarindriya - aMta:karaNa para rAgadveSAdi kaSAyone paTala hoya to thAya. eTale tene zuddha karyo ja chuTako. te vinA mukhya jJAnendriya je citta te AvRtta bane. mATe samatA te joIe ja, kema ke, cittanuM Arogya samatA che. nIrogI cittanuM te lakSaNa che. AthI karIne ja, gItAkAre paganI bIjI vyAkhyA je karI che te e che ke, "janararva roja pharate I' karmonuM kauzala yoga che; ane e kauzala eTale, TUMkamAM kahIe ta, samatva. pravezikA mAMthI) maganabhAI desAI

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sarvodayanI keLavaNI" (le. AcArya kRpalAnI; anu. gopALadAsa jIvAbhAI paTela.] vadhayojanA I. sa. 1937-8mAM janma pAmI. te ja arasAmAM prasiddha thayeluM AcAryazrI kRpalAnIjInuM A pustaka gujarAtImAM utAryuM che. rASTranI zikSaNaprathA racavAnuM kAma pArakI mA pAse kAna vIMdhavAnuM kAma nathI. rASTranA sAcA dhAvaNa vaDe ja ghaDAya evuM khuda zarIra ja e to che. rASTranuM zikSaNa e bAhya kaI zaNagAra nathI; e to rASTrane AtmA ghaDatI tAkAta che. e samajathI uparanuM vidhAna karavAmAM AvyuM che. paraMtu A vAta ahIM lagAvavAnuM choDavuM joIe. 194ranA vacagALAmAM vardhA-yojanA paNa rAjakAraNamAM khapI ane khoravAI gaI. eTaluM kabUla karavuM joIe ke, sArajaMTa janAe, tene sadaMtara tyAga thaI jAta. temAMthI tene nAmathI paNa bacAvI rAkhI. Aje pAcho enA amalane vicAra bIje bhave upara Ave che. te vakhate, te yojanAnA hArdane pAmI gayelA A0 kRpalAnIjI jevA parama dezabhakta ane vidvAnanI lakhelI A copaDI suyogasara bahAra paDe che. gujarAtI adhyApana maMdiromAM A yojanA pramANe zikSaNa apAze. temane A copaDI madadagAra thaI paDaze. anuvAdake aMte TipaNe umeravA dvArA cApaDInI lAyakAtamAM saMgIna umeza karyo che. temAM vAcakane yuropanA keTalAka mahAna keLavaNIkAreno Acho paNa muddAsara paricaya maLaze, je gAMdhIjInI yojanAnA siddhAMta samajavAmAM saraLatA karI zake. gAMdhIjInI A navIna yojanA kevaLa zikSaNa-paddhati ja nathI; te kevaLa amuka ke tamuka abhyAsakrama paNa nathI; te te samAjanA zizikSu vargane mATe, sarvodayI daSTie kAma karavA mAgatA samAje, ane tenA sarvAgINa vikAsane artho, zuM karavuM ene vicAra che. emAM gAMdhIjInI sAmAjika "yuTepiyAnI bhUmikA rahelI che; ane e bhUmikAmAM samAje tenA zizikSu vargane kema tAlIma ApavI jAIe, ene e siddhAMta che. tethI ja AcAryajI gAMdhIjInI jIvana-daSTi ane philasUphI A pustakamAM lAMbANathI carce che. navI zikSaNa 263

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24 eka jhalaka dRSTie jagatamAM janme che te AvA prakAranA navasamAjadarzanamAMthI karanArI vastuo heya che. prAcIna RSio zuM. ke arvAcIna rUse, krobela, paTelaoNjI, monTesarI i0 zuM, - sau kAMIka navadarzananA joranA mAryA che kahe che te kahetAM hoya che. gAMdhIjI zikSaNamAM kahe che te A hakathI kahe che. kevaLa zikSaNa-5ddhatikAro AthI ja tene nathI samajI zakatA ke gerasamaje che. jIvana e ramata nathI; chatAM e paNa khelathI ane lIlArUpe - tevI haLavA-dilInI sAthe, chatAM eka javAbadArIbharI sAdhanA tarIke, jIvavAnuM che. nAne ke moTo, koI emAMthI bahAra nathI. nAne nAnAnI rIte ane moTA moTAnI rIte bhale emAM hoya;- paNa jIvana bahAra koI nathI." pravezikAmAMthI] mahAvIra kathA saMpA, gopALadAsa jIvAbhAI paTela pramANabhUta mahAvIracarita racavAnA prayatnamAMthI A "mahAvIra-kathAno janma thayo che. prAcIna puruSanuM jIvanacarita racavAnuM kAma Ama agharuM ja hoya che. tene mATe joItI sAmagrI bahu ja ochI, chUTaka ane tUTaka hoya che. je kAMI hoya che temAM pramANabhUta keTaluM e cALavAnuM kAma te pAchuM UbhuM rahe ja che. temAMya jyAre kathAnuM pAtra mahAvIra jevA mahApuruSa ane saMpradAyakAra hoya che, tyAre vaLI vizeSa prakAranI muzkelIo umerAya che. gatAnagatika keTalIka mAnyatAo, AkhyAyikAo ane jene paurANika kahevAya tevI jAtajAtanI sAmagrI te pAtranI AsapAsa utpanna thaI hoya che. ane e badhAnI upara sAMpradAyikatAnA AdaranI nAjuka bhAvanAnuM kavaca jaDAyuM hoya che. Ane lIdhe te sAmagrIne nAjukatAthI aDakavAnuM ane aDakIne tAravavAnuM rahe che. AvI muzkelImAMthI mArga kADhavo hoya, te tevA puruSa aMge prAcIna sAhitya tathA zilAlekha vagere pramANabhUta gaNAya tevI sAmagrImAM zuM che, te pahelAM jevuM joIe. mahAvIracaritane aMge mukhyatve jaina, ane tatkAlIna bauddha tathA brAhmaNa dharmanAM pustako jotAM, mahAvIrane aMge je kAMI maLyuM te vaNI laIne tene saLaMga kathArUpe sAMkaLI ApavAno AmAM prayatna che.

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vera ane aviSAra' 265 AthI A mALAnA "buddhacarita'nuM purogAmI pustaka 'buddhalIlA jema buddha, dharma ane saMgha bAbata rocaka zailImAM pramANabhUta gaNAya evI mAhitI Ape che, tema A pustaka mahAvIra ane temanA upadeza bAbata evI mAhitI ene maLatI zailImAM Apaze, evI AzA bAMdhI che." pravezikA mAMthI] maganabhAI desAI vera ane avicAra ? [ saMpAvaH gopALadAsa jIvAbhAI paTela ) vagara vicAryuM vartavAthI potAne page jAte kuhADo mAravA jevuM thAya che, e to jANItI vAta che. paNa pitAne thayelA ke mAnI lIdhelA nukasAnano badalo levA sAmAne nukasAna karavA javAmAM paNa pitAne page ja kuhADo mAravA jevuM thAya che - "badalo levAmAM sAthe badalo nathI !' - e vAta eTalI jANItI nathI. athavA jhaTa gaLe UtaratI nathI. tethI ja "ANe mane mAryo, ANe mane nukasAna karyuM; huM paNa tene mArIza, 'huM paNa tenuM nukasAna karIza - ema manamAM ghUMTI ghaTIne 9Sa ane veranI Aga vyaktie varaze ke rASTro vacce pragaTe che." A badhAmAMthI bacavAne raste samajI-vicArIne averabhAve vartavAmAM rahelo che - e jAtanA amuha upadezane judA judA prasaMgonI kathAo dvArA mUrtimaMta karatI A sIdhI sAdI nAnI prAcIna vArtA che." pravezikA "mAMthI] maganabhAI desAI

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. * * gopALakAkAne jevA meM joyA-jANyA parivAra prakAzananA kAmakAja aMge zrI. 50 cho0 paTela sAthe avAranavAra zrI gopALakAkAne maLavA javAnuM thatuM. Ama kAmane kAraNe zrI. gopALakAkAne paricaya gADha banato gayo ane mane zrI. gopALakAkAmAM je kaMI levA-jANavA maLyuM te meM "gapALakAkAne jevA meM joyAjANyA" te zIrSaka heThaLa kAkAnA jIvanakAryane rajU karavA koziza karI che. havethI AgaLanA lakhANamAM gepALakAkAne badale phakta kAkanA nAmano ullekha karIza. dazya - 1 : kAkAne pitAne alAyado rUma, palaMgamAM bagalAnI pAMkha jevI sapheda cAdara pAtharelI ane tevI ja sapheda cAdara oDhIne sUtelA kAkA. kAkA be dAyakAthI vadhAre samayathI bilakula zArIrika rIte asahAya, pitAnI jAne kazuM ja na karI zakAya. na paDakhuM pheravAya ke laghu, guru zaMkA jAte karI zakAya tevI temanI zarIranI kSamatA paNa na hatI. evA kAkAne pahelI najare palAMgamAM sUtelA joIne kadiya jarAsarakhI kalpanA paNa na Ave ke mAnI paNa na zakAya ke kAkA ATalA badhA lAMbA varasethI pathArIvaza sthitimAM hoya ane kharekhara zArIrika rIte bhale kAkA paravaza haze paNa mAM para koI lAcArI ke majabUrI jarA sarakhI paNa nahi. pitAne kazI vedanA ke pIDA thAya che tene eka paNa zabda kAkAe kadiye koI divasa amArI samakSa ke bIjA keInI paNa samakSa uccAryo nathI. temaNe zArIrika azakti, paravazatA ke lAcArI anubhavI nathI tema ja tenI sAme jarAye jhUkyA nathI ke hAra svIkArI nathI. kAkAe to e zArIrika paravazatAne bhArobhAra Atmika zaktimAM parivartita karI ane pariNAme kAkAne hAthe gujarAtI sAhityanI adbhuta sevA thaI zakI. je sadAne mATe sAhityane jagatamAM temanA pradAna mATe amara raheze. kAkAnI AvI zArIrika paravazatA ane paMgutA ne Amika zakitamAM rUpAMtaraNa karavAmAM temanA putra DaoN. vihArI, temanI putravadhu yoginIbahena, 266

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nepALamakAne jevA me joyA-jANyA pautro udaya ane harSa tathA pautrI maulIne bahu moTo phALo che. kuTuMbanA A badhA ja sabhya kAkAnI sevAmAM hasate moMDhe sadA khaDe page taiyAra, rAta ke divasa joyA vinA premapUrvaka sevA karI che. - gharanAM badhAMnI kAkA pratyenI sevA joIne zravaNanI kathA vAMcelI te mane yAda AvI gaI. zravaNe to kAvaDamAM besADIne potAnAM aMdha mAtApitAne dharmasthAnonI yAtrA karAvI paNa putra DaoN. vI. jI. paTela je bhArata sarakAranI (E. D. I.) I. DI. AI. saMsthAnA vaDA hatA ane javAbadArI bahu moTI hatI. e saMsthAnI javAbadArI saMbhALavAnI sAthe sAthe potAnA pitA pratyenI pharaja ane javAbadArImAM kayAreya gAphela ke bedarakAra rahyA nathI. saMsthAmAMthI jevA ghera Ave ke tarata ja pahelAM kAkAnI khabara le. temanI sevA-cAkarImAM kaI bhUlacUka to nathI thaI ke koI khAmI rahevA pAmatI te nathI tenuM te satata dhyAna rAkhatA. te ja pramANe kAkAnI putravadhu zrI. yoginIbahena paNa lo sAsAyaTInI hAIskUlamAM AcAryA hatA ane tenI javAbadArI sArI rIte adA karatAM hatAM paNa tenI sAthe sAthe kAkA pratyenI javAbadArI ane pharaja pratye paNa sadA jAgrata hatAM. skulethI ghera Ave ke tarata ja pahelAM kAkAnI khabara aMtara pUchatAM ane sevAmAM koI kacAza ta rahevA pAmatI nathI tenI cIvaTa ane kALajI paNa rAkhatAM. te pramANe bane pautro ane pautrI abhyAsa karatAM karatAM paNa kAkAnI aMta:karaNapUrvaka ane premapUrvaka sevA karI che. te sevA joIne meM te kyAMya zravaNane ziyA nathI paNa vAMrayA che. jyAre mane to pratyakSa zrAvaNanA darzana DaoN. vihArI, yoginIbahena, udaya, harSa ane maulImAM jovA maLyAM. dhanya che kAkAnAM sau saMtAnane! kAkAnI sevA je rIte samagra kuTuMbe karI tenA pariNAme kAkA nizcita thaI gayA ane pitAnI zArIrika paravazatAne Atmika zaktimAM rUpAMtarita karI zakyA ane lAMbuM jIvIne sAhityanI sAdhanA karI zakayA ane vizvasAhityanuM gujarAtI bhASAmAM Agamana temanI sAdhanAne kAraNe ja yazasvI rIte thaI zakyuM. dazya - 2 : kAkAne alAyade rUma, pagamAM cAdara oDhIne sUtelA kAkA, ApaNe mahAbhAratanA bhISma pitAmahanI kathA vAMcelI. mahAbhAratanuM yuddha 18 divasa cAlyuM. te 18 divase kaurava-pAMDava kuLanA vaDA bhISmapitAmahe bANazayyA para rahIne mRtyune pitAne Adhina karIne jIvita rahyA.

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eka jhalaka A badhuM vAMceluM ane sAMbhaLeluM tyAre magajamAM bahu utaratuM nahi chatAM mAnI letA. paNa parivAra prakAzananA kuLanA vaDA kAkAe be dAyakAthI paNa vadhAre varasa sudhI mRtyune paDakArI, mRtyune pitAne Adhina karIne potAnI muThThImAM Abaddha karI parivAra prakAzanane sAhityanI duniyAmAM kAyamI AgavuM viziSTa sthAna apAvyuM e joIne mahAbhAratanA bhISma pitAmahanA darzana amane kAkAmAM thayAM. dazya - 3 : kAkAno rUma, palaMga para sUtelA kAkA, temanI paDakhe lekhana-sAmagrIna Tebala. huM ane zrI. 50 cho0 paTela ame bane keTalAya varasathI niyamita svAdhyAya dararoja savAramAM karIe chIe. temAM mukhyatve ozo rajanIzanAM gItA - mahAgItA, upaniSado - saMtavANI hatAM. amane vicAra Avyo ke kAkAne ozonA sAhityanI vAta karIe. paNa amane Dara hato ke kAkA rahyA gAMdhI-vicAraka, bIjA gAMdhIvAdIonI jema temanA manamAM paNa ozo aMge cIDa ke sUga hoya, ozonuM nAma sAMbhaLatAM ja gusse thaI jAya, te paNa DaratAM DaratAM thoDI hiMmata rAkhIne ame zenAM saMtAnI vANI aMgenA pustako kAkA AgaLa mUkaDyo ane kahyuM ke A pustako joI jajo ane emAMthI kaMI karavA jevuM lAge to amane jaNAvazo te ame amArI rIte prayatane karIzuM. ema kahIne ame te pustaka mUkIne AvatA rahyA. pachI be-cAra divase kAkAne maLavA gayA tyAre ame kAkAne pUchIe te pahelAM ja temaNe amane kahyuM ke AvuM uttama sAhitya maLavuM muzkela che. A to naryA hIrA che, hIrA! bahu mUlyavAna che. devuM karIne paNa enAM pustako vasAvI levAM joIe. eTaluM kahIne kAkA na aTakayA paNa ame saMtonI vANInAM pustako hiMdImAM ApelAM temAMthI temaNe pote ja gujarAtImAM utArIne temanI kalamano lAbha nAnakanI vANI, kabIranI vANI, malUkanI vANI, dAdunI vANI, palaTunI vANI, ane dariyAnI vANInA nAmathI saMtazreNI prakAzita karavAnuM bahu moTuM kAma temanA hAthe thayuM. te uparAMta ozonuM pustaka gujarAtImAM "pustako - mane je gamyAM che." te nAme gujarAtanI prajAne caraNe samarpita karyuM. Ama kAkA cakhaliyA ke kahevAtA gAMdhIvAdI na hatA. paNa sAcA arthamAM gAMdhIvAdI vicAraka - prasAraka ane pracAraka hatA. kaI pUrvagrahathI pIDita na hatA ke koI graMthI temanA magajamAM na hatI. temanI nIrakSIra viveka buddhi tIvra hatI. tene kAraNe ja ame zenuM sAhitya gujarAtImAM gujarAtanI janatA samakSa mUkavAne bhAgyazALI thayA chIe tenuM amane gaurava che.

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nepALakAkAne jevA meM joyA-jANyA dazya - 4 : kAkAno khAlIkhama raDa, kAkAne mRtadeha ane kAkAnA mitro- zubhecchako snehIo tathA sagAsaMbaMdhIone vizALa samudAya. kAkAnA mRtyunA samAcAra amane maLyA ke tarata ja ame kAkAnA ghera pahoMcI gayA ane sIdhA ja kAkAnA oraDAmAM gayA. tyAM amane sapheda cAdaramAM lapeTelA ane phUlothI AcchAdita kAkAnA mRtadehanAM aMtima darzana thayAM. Ameya kAkAe 20-22 varasanI lAMbI jIvana-sAdhanA pathArImAM paDayA paDayA ja karI hatI ane AtmAnI zaktine eTalI jAgrata karI dIdhelI ke zArIrika paravazatA temanI sAdhanAmAM kadiye ADI AvI nathI. potAnI sAhityanI sAdhanA aviratapaNe cAlu rAkhI ane parivAra prakAzanane sAhitya-jagatamAM ucca zikhare pahoMcADI adUbhuta kArya karI gayA. kAkAnA pitAjInuM nAma "jIvAbhAI hatuM. kAkA evuM jIvana jIvI gayA ke temane jIvAtmA paramAtmAmAM ekarUpa thaI gayo ane pitAnuM nAma tathA sAthe sAthe pitAnuM nAma "jIvA"bhAI hatuM e nAmane paNa sArthaka karatA gayA evA kAkA hatA. mArA jIvanamAM kAkAnAM cAra dazya jovA maLyAM, tene meM mArI rIte mArI bhASAmAM abhivyakta karI kAkAne jevA jayA-jANyA tevA raju karyA che. kAkAne koTi koTi vaMdana! bhegIbhAI paTela

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pUjya dAdAjInI mIThI yAdo pUjya zrI. gopALadAsa paTela mArA dAdA thAya. AvA dAdA keTalAMya puNyakAryo bAda meLavI zakAya. temanA aneka mIThAM smaraNo mane yAda Ave che. nAnapaNathI ja emaNe amArI sAthe bahu ja samaya premathI gALyuM che. dAdAjI amArI yAdomAM hamezAM raheze ane mane jarUra khabara che ke e amArI upara najara rAkhI rahyA che ane amane sAco mArga batAvI rahyA che. dAdAjIe amane eTaluM badhuM pAyAnuM sAcuM zikSaNa ApyuM che ke ame hamezAM sAcA mArge ja cAlIzuM ane amArAM bALakone paNa sAco mArga dekhADIzuM. dAdAjI pAse meM ghaNA pATha lIdhA che.: khAsa karIne Family Values, Discipline, Organization, Motivation 24 Doing the right thing at any cost. Ha visie eil 24913914/ dAdAjIe cAlu kareluM. mane emanA khoLAmAM besADIne judA judA zabdo aMgrejImAM lakhAvatA. ame jema jema moTA thatA gayA tema tema vadhAre samaya temanI sAthe vItAvatA gayA. ozo rajanIzajInI Tere, gurabAnInI kepe vagere sAMbhaLatA ane saMbhaLAvatA. huM khAsa karIne emanA mAthA pAchaLa mAthuM rAkhIne sUI jatuM. jyAre emane e khabara paDe ke huM sUtela chuM tyAre mAthAne rUmAla kADhI jorathI mane uThADatA. saMskRta paNa barAbara zIkhavADatA. harSa emane vadhAre vahAlo hate. paNa jyAre e mane mArato tyAre huM jANI jaIne dAdAjI pAse doDI jato ane dAdAjI harSane ghaNuM vaDhatA. paNa pachI huM jayAre emanA oraDAmAMthI bahAra Avate, tyAre mane vadhAre mAra paDa. dAdAjI gAMdhIjInI khUba vAta karatA. judA judA vakhate emaNe je svarAjanI laDatamAM samaya gALelo tenI vAto karatA. haju paNa huM "gAMdhI" philama khUba jete rahuM chuM ane dAdAjIne khUba yAda karuM chuM... nAnapaNathI ja meM pappAjI ane mammIne dAdAjInI sevA karatA joyA hatA. mammI mAthe oDhIne dAdAjInA oraDAmAM AvatAM ane AkhA divasanA thAkelA pappAjI oNphisethI ghera AvIne pahelAM dAdAjInI khabara pUchatA ane AkhA divasanI vAta karatA. divasa ane rAta emanI sevA karatA. mane khAsa yAda che ke eka rAte pappAjI aDhAra vAra sevA karavA UThayA hatA. A joIne meM saMkalpa karyo ke dAdAjInI huM paNa eTalI ja sevA karuM. ra70

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pUjya dAdAjInI mIThI yAdo 271 ame jema jema moTA thatA gayA, tema tema vadhAre ane vadhAre temanI sevA karavAne ke maLa gayo. pappA pAsethI badhI ja javAbadArI harSa pAse gaI ane harSa pAsethI badhI mArI pAse AvI. huM e vakhate skUlamAM hatA ane dAdAjInI sevA karavAnI khUba majA AvatI. ramavAnA samaye paDakhuM pheravavuM paDe pataMga uDAvavAnA samaye emane enImA ApavuM paDe vagere. dAdAjIne dareka rAtanA pAMca ke cha vAra paDakhuM badalAvavuM paDatuM. mAre khATale dAdAjInI rUmamAM ja rahete. zarU zarUmAM AkhA divasane thAkele huM dAdAjIno avAja sAMbhaLato paNa UThato nahIM. chevaTe dAdAjI pappAjIne uThADatA. thoDA divasa pachI ame nakkI karyuM ke dAdAjIne khATale eka dorI bAMdhavI ane bIjo cheDe mArA hAthane bAMdhavA. eTale roja rAtanA jayAre temane mArI jarUra paDatI, tyAre e derI kheMcatA ane huM UThate. ghaNI vakhata eTaluM jorathI kheMcatA ke huM khATalA parathI paDI jato. AvuM ghaNA mahinA cAlyuM. dAdAjIne roja 11 ane 1 nI vacce enImAM apAte. emane sevaka rAju roja Avato paNa mane e gamatuM nahi. e barAbara kAma karate nahi. eTale jyAre mane moke maLa tyAre huM ja dAdAjIne enImA Apate. ghaNI vakhate cAlu kaoNleje mane bolAvavAmAM Avato jo rAja na Avyo hoya to. ghaNI vakhata cAlu krikeTa mece huM ghera. AvI, enImA Apane ane pAcho jaIne meca ramato. ghaNA dosta mane A viSe pUchatA paNa emane kayAreya khabara paDatI nahIM kAraNake A kAma karavAnI mane ghaNI khuzI hatI. ghaNI vakhata mane AvI rIte AvatAM gusso Avate kAraNa harSa ghera hovA chatAM dAdAjI mane ja bolAvatA hatA. kAraNake AvA kAmamAM harSane hAtha na bagADAya. He was special. mane sauthI vadhAre gusse tyAre Avate jayAre harSa gherathI mane krikeTanA medAna para bolAvavA Avato. mane kAraNa kahete nahi paNa moTarasAIkala laIne mane levA Avato ane kaMI paNa kAraNa ApIne laI jato -- ghera jaIne khabara paDatI ke dAdAjIne enI mA ApavAno che. hakIkatamAM harSa ane meM kyAreya dAdAjInI sevAmAM kacAsa nahotI rAkhI. amArA bemAMthI eka jaNa jarUra temanI pAse rahetuM. evI ja rIte roja rAtre sADA agiyAra vAgye dAdAjIne suvADavAnuM. huM kaoNlejamAM AvyA pachI mAre roja rAtanA bahAra javuM paDatuM. pappAmammIne A khabara nathI). paNa hamezAM kAMto huM moDo jate kAMte badhA dosta mAre ghera bhegA thatA ane huM dAdAjIne suvADIne bahAra AvuM tyAre

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eka jhalaka ja bahAra jatA. mane yAda che ke meM eka divasa pappAjIne rekorDa toDe. 23 vAra eka rAtre Ubhe thayele kAraNake dAdAjIne ghaNI takalIpha paDelI. mArA pachI mArI bahena maulIe paNa temanI ghaNI sevA karelI. mAre ane dAdAjI vacce eka samajatI hatI. krikeTanI ramatamAM mAre 20 ranathI vadhAre karavA. (peparamAM nAma Ave) ane traNa vikeTa levI vIkeTakIpara tarIke. dareka ramata pachI huM pahelAM emane maLavA jauM. pappAjIe te meca joyelI ja che kAraNake jyAM paNa huM ramuM, pILI phIyATa gADI te AvI ja jAya. emanI sauthI vadhAre mane bIka lAge ane pachI dAdAjInI. huM meca hAruM ke jItuM paNa je 20 rana ane 3 vikeTa lIdhI hoya to dAdAjI khuza. mane e reja savAre uThADIne pepara kaTIMga batAvatA ane mAruM nAma paNa khAsa batAvatA. ahiyAM amerikA AvyA pachI paNa mane ghaNA peparanA kaTIMge teo mokalatA. uttarAyaNa ame khUba majhAthI ujavatA. khAsa kAraNake pappAjI ane dAdAjIne e tahevAra khAsa gamato. eka mahinA pahelAM ame roja rAtanA besIne kanyAo bAMdhatA. dAdAjI paNa roja madada karatA e mArA mATe khAsa pAMca hajAra vAra derI chUpI rIte magAvatA. mane pataMga uDAvavAno khUba ja zokha ane gumAvavAne paNa eTalo ja. uttarAyaNanI rAte AvIne emane AkhA divasanI vAta kahevAnI majhA AvatI. be vastu je huM emanI joDe zIkhe houM to te che vadhu coTADavI ane philma zarUthI ja jovAnI vaccethI nahIM kAraNake pleTa khabara nA paDe jo vaccethI joIe te. eTale jyAre paNa ame badhA philma jovA besIe ane je koI paNa UbhuM thAya te dAdAjIne khUba gusso Avate. dAdAjI mATe jeTaluM lakhuM eTaluM ochuM che. mArI pAse emanI eTalI badhI yAda che ke jo badhu lakhavA besuM te Akho divasa nIkaLI jAya. "hadaya" emanA vagara sUnuM che. ame badhA eTaluM badhuM zIkhyA chIe ke emanI pAsethI vAtavAtamAM emanI yAda Ave che. dAdAjInI meM ghaNI sevA karI paNa mane vadhAre sevA karavAno je moko maLyo hota to vadhAre sAruM thayuM hota. dAdAjI amArI sAme nathI paNa hamezAM amArI pAse che. hamezAM amArA upara emanA AzIrvAda raheze. mArI evI icchA hatI ke mArAM be bALako dAdAjIne jue ane emanI pAse rame. dAdAjIne mArA lAkho praNAma. udaya vihArIdAsa paTela

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badhA ja kahe che ke meM kAkAjInI 22 varSa bahu sevA karI, paNa kharekhara to enuM kAraNa kAkAjInA svabhAva hatA. emane amArAM badhAMnI sevA letAM AvaDayuM. bAe ghaNA prema ane AdarathI sevA karI. A jamAnAmAM A bahu azakaya che. kAkAjI - sasarA - vaDIla - mitra - mArA vivAha thayA ane tarata ja emaNe mane bAlAvIne hyuM ke, "e pote ghaNA ja sAdhAraNa mANasa che. mahendra milanA ceramena che paNa e phakta pepara para ja che." emaNe emanI badhI ja paristhitinA khyAla Apyo. huM koI bhramaNAmAM na rahyuM te spaSTa karavA mAgatA hatA. paNa huM te| A kuTuMbanI prAmANikatA ane sAdAIthI AkarSAI hatI. zarUAtamAM to kAkAjI ne maganakAkA gharamAM vAtA kare mane temAM kAMI ja samaja paDe nahIM. ane jyAre mane bAlAvIne kaMI pUche to mane kAMI ja khabara nA paDe. e bannenuM gujarAtI eTaluM badhuM ucca hAya ke mArA tA mAthA uparathI jAya. huM koI divasa gujarAtI bhaNI na hatI. gharamAM bAlAya e ja. paNa dhIme dhIme thADI gheADI samaja paDavA mAMDI. emanAM patnI (mArAM sAsujI) kamaLAbahena, eka sIAM sAdAM mahilA hatAM. emanA pati e ja emane mATe paramezvara. te mAMdAM ghaNAM rahetAM. kAkAjIe emanI ghaNI sevA karI. paTelanI nAtamAM AvuM badhuM koIka ja kare. AkhI jiMdagI khAdI paherI. jelamAM gayAM, mila mAlikane paraNyAM hatAM paNa koI divasa enDru abhimAna nahi, bhagavAne jema rAkhyAM tema rahyAM. kAkAjIe emanA ekanA eka dIkarA vihArIdAsamAM bALapaNathI ja kharI zikSA sIMcI. bhASAnA pAye majabUta karI, sArAmAM sAruM zikSaNa emane ApyuM. amerikA pIeca. DI. thavA mAkalyA. chevaTa sudhI emanI penamAM sAhI che ke nahIM, pAkITamAM paisA che ke nahIM, AvI nAnI nAnI bAbatonuM paNa e ja dhyAna ApatA. pathArIvaza thayA pachI paNa gharanA badhA ja vahIvaTa e ja karatA. pagAra Ave eTale sIdhA badhA paisA emane ja 253 e0 - 18 -

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274 eka jhalaka ApavAnA. je koI vAra vimA kaMpanInuM primiyama bharavAnuM rahI jAya ane daMDa bharavo paDe te bahu ja cIDAtA. chevaTa sudhI vihArIdAsanuM badhuM ja lekhananuM saMpAdana paNa e ja karatA. nAnapaNathI ja jyAre jyAre skUlamAM nibaMdha lakhavA Ape te e kAkAjI sAthe rahI lakhatA. e Teva chevaTa sudhI rahI. e pote emanA dIkarAnA jIvanathI eTalA prabhAvita hatA ke emane kaMI Thapako Apavo hoya te e emane oNphisamAM kAgaLa lakhatA ke pachI mane bolAvIne kahetA. moDhe to kazuM ja kaDakAIthI kahetA nahIM. emanA traNa patrionuM paNa eTaluM ja dhyAna rAkhatA. banne pAtro - harSa ane udayane bhASAe e ja zIkhavatA. mane to emaNe kahI dIdheluM ke bhaNataranI vAtamAM mane koIe dakhala karavI nahIM. mArI icchA aMgrejI mAdhyamamAM mukavAnI hatI. paNa jyAre maulIne vAro Avyo tyAre emaNe mane chUTa ApI ane maulIne meM mArI ja skUla - mAunTa kAramelamAM mUkI. haI jayAre jyAre khUba pajavato tyAre e cIDAIne kahetA ke, "huM te prIta karIne pachatAyo chuM." mAre saMbaMdha kAkAjI joDe ghaNA ja judA prakArane hate. pahelA pahelAM te emano mane khUba Dara lAgato. emano gusso khUba hate. jyAre gussAmAM hoya tyAre e koInuM na sAMbhaLe. paNa e gusse koI koI vAra ja thatA. huM pahelethI ja mAthe oDhatI. jyAre e pathArIvaza thayA tyAre emanA mATe vaoNrDabaoNya ke narsa savAra savAra AvatI. paNa je divase na Ave tyAre huM karatI. mane yAda che ke pahelI vAra mAre emane aDavuM paDayuM, ane mAruM mAthuM khulluM thaI gayuM tyAre emanI AMkhamAMthI AMsu AvI gayAM ne mane kahevA lAgyA ke mAre A kAma karatI vakhate mAthe nahIM oDhe to cAlaze. paNa e pahelI vAra emane ghaNuM ja du:kha thayuM hatuM ke, A kAma emanI vahu pAse karAvavuM paDe che. dara ravivAre emane vahIlaceramAM besADIne bAtharUmamAM nahAvA laI jatA. jyAre emane huM navaDAvatI tyAre e kahetA ke mArI AkhI jiMdagImAM ATaluM badhuM ghasI ghasIne kadI nAhyo nathI. zarUAtanA 10 varasa to ame bane e ja badhuM karyuM. paNa jyAre chokarAo moTA thayA eTale kAkAjInI badhI javAbadArI emaNe upADI lIdhI. raMgIna TI.vI AvI gayA pachI emane TAIma sAre jatA. chatAM dara budha ke guruvAre emane ame DrAIva Ina sinemA laI jatA. e divase savArathI ja te sAMjanuM menuM taiyAra karatA ane mane kahI detA. emane jIvanamAM dareka vastumAM ghaNo ja rasa. e ema ja kahetA ke huM

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kAkacha - sasarA -vaDIla mitra 275 cAlI zakato hato tyAre paNa kayAM ATalo bahAra jato? uparathI e evuM mAnI AnaMda karatA ke have to mAre keTaluM sAruM. badhu ja khATalAmAM thAya che, mAre UbhA paNa thavuM paDatuM nathI. bAvIsa varasa pathArImAM rahyA paNa bahu ja svamAnathI ane vaTathI. jarA paNa e paravaza che, ke bhagavAne mane A zuM karyuM? evuM emane lAgyuM nathI. koI maLavA Ave ane kaMI ajugatu kahe to uparathI ghaNA ja gusse thatA ne siMhanI jema garajatA. 50 cho0 paTela to kAyama kahetA ke, "je A varALa bahAra nA Ave to A eNnjina phATI jAya." emane be-traNa vastuonI bhAre cIDa hatI : eka te naheru kuTuMba koI paNa TI.vI. para Ave to e tarata ja TI vI. baMdha karI detA. koI koI vAra te evuM paNa kahetA ke, "jo bhagavAna mane be ja divasa mATe paga Ape te huM eka-bene khalAsa karI nAkhuM." jyAre soniyA gAMdhI viSe bahu Ave tyAre e gussAmAM AvI, AkhI thALI pheMkI detA. pachI jyAre khAvAnuM dIvAla para ane pathArImAM DhoLAtuM tyAre mane paNa gusso Avato. paNa mArA karatAM emane potAne ghaNuM duHkha thatuM. ghaNI vAra to emanA hAthamAM je koI copaDI hoya tene sIdho ghA TI vI para karatA. mane yAda che ke emanI mulAkAta levA eka vAra TI.vI.vALA kemerA laI ghera AvelA. kAkAjIe te nA ja pADI dIdhI ane kahyuM ke A badhuM huM pheMkI daIza. emane to e ja kahyuM, ke svataMtratAnI laDAImAM meM je kareluM te mane ThIka lAgyuM eTale karyuM nahi ke tamArI badhAnI vAha vAha sAMbhaLavA. hArIne TI.vI.vALA vihArIdAsanI oNphisamAM jaIne emane samajAvavA mAMDyA ke tame tamArA pitAjIne samajAva, te emaNe paNa evo ja javAba Apyo. emane eka vAtanuM e paNa du:kha thatuM ke, ATaluM badhuM sahana karIne dezane svataMtra te karyo paNa chevaTe kevA lokonA hAthamAM soMpyuM. vihArIdAsanI saMsthA (EDI) viSe badhA ja bahu vAto karatA. emane ArkiTekamAM AgAkhAna evorDa paNa maLyo. eTale kAkAjIe harSane bolAvIne kahyuM ke, "tuM mane I. DI. AI. laI jA.' harSa ravivAre kAkAjIne gADImAM besADI, emanI vahIlara laIne I. DI. AI. laI gayo. harSe tyAM emane vahIlaceramAM besADI AkhuM i. DI. AI. batAvyuM. pachI kahyuM ke vihArIdAsanI oNphisamAM laI jA. oNphisamAM jaIne potAnA dIkarAnuM badhuM sAruM joI eTalA badhA gauravAntika thayA ke potAnA dIkarA mATe borDa para saMdezo

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eka jhalaka s mUko, bIje divase jyAre vihArIdAsa - oNphise gayA ane saMdezA vAMcyA tyAre amane khabara paDI ke kAkAjI I. TI. AI. gayA hatA. harSa koI koI vAra embyulansa bAlAvI, emane suvADIne amadAvAda jovA paNa laI jatA. pachI AvIne eTaluM vigatavAra varNana karatA ke e vikAsanI amane khabara paNa na hoya. huM jyAre AcAryA thaI tyAre ghaNI vahIvaTI samasyA aMge paNa jevI ghera AvuM eTale tarata ja badhuM pUchatA ane mArA jIvanamAM eTaleA rasa batAvatA ke mArA e sasarA karatAM vadhAre mitra hatA. jayAre emane lAgatuM ke huM bahu TenzanamAM chuM te mane te rajanIzanI TeMpA sAMbhaLavA ApatA. emanAM ghaNAM badhAM vAkayo bahu ja yAda Ave che * gharanI gRhiNI te| evI hovI joIe ke khuzIthI gharanuM chAparuM paNa uDI jAya. '' 46 peAtAnAne te badhAM ja prema kare paNa jyAre pArakI gharamAM Ave 1 ene tame peAtAnI karo tA kharA kahevAva." - e pote bahu ja spaSTa mananA hatA. jyAre emane emanI milakata (eTale ke mahendra milanA zerA) be pautronA nAma para karyA tyAre vihArIdAse kahyuM ke, maulInA nAma para kema nahIM? te emaNe kahyuM ke A zeronI kiMmata kAle UThIne kaMI nahIM heAya tyAre dIkarIne kaMI lAbha nahi thAya. enA karatAM eTalA zera vecIne enA bhAganA rUpiyA enA nAma para karo. jyAre gharanuM nAma pADavAnuM AvyuM tyAre emane "harSoMdaya" nAma pADayuM. maulIe jIda karI ke dAdA mAruM nAma kema nahIM, te e tarata ja bAlyA ke dIkarInuM nAma na heAya. kAle UThIne jamAI kevA Ave e kAne khabara che? amAre tyAM badhAMnAM nAma kAkAjI pADe. jyAre harSane tyAM pahelI dIkarI janmI tyAre emaNe enuM nAma 'AratI' pADayuM. emaNe kahyuM ke huM bhagavAnanI AratI utAruM chuM ane ATaluM badhuM thayA pachI Aje mane A divasa Apyo. huM harSanuM bALaka jeI zakayo. tA. 1-12-2003 yAgInIbahena vihArIdAsa paTela

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dhArmika - AdhyAtmika sAhityakSetre gopALadAsanuM pradAna base varSanA briTiza zAsana ane aMgrejI zikSaNane pratApe dezano zikSita varga bhAratanA prAcIna dhArmika - AdhyAtmika - sAMskRtika vArasAne vIsarI gayo hato eTaluM ja nahIM, enI napharata karato thaI gayo hato. bhUtakALanA e bhavya vArasAne punarjIvita karavA gUjarAta vidyApIThanI sthApanA pachI thoDA ja vakhatamAM gUjarAta purAtattva maMdiranI sthApanA karavAmAM AvI. hiMdu jena bauddhadarzananuM adhyayana, adhyApana, saMzodhana, saMpAdana ane lekhana, e ene mukhya uddezya hato. e uddezane caritArtha karavA gAMdhIjI purAtattva maMdiranA AcArya tarIke pUnAnA bhAMDArakara purAtattva maMdiramAM kAryarata saMzodhana pravINa munizrI jinavijayajIne, ane adhyApaka tarIke paMDita sukhalAlajI, paMDita becaradAsajI. dharmAnaMda kosAMbI ane rasikalAla parIkha jevA manISI vidvAnone vidyApIThamAM laI AvyA. A purAtattva-maMdiramAM prAcIna itihAsa ane darzanazAstro tema ja saMskRta, prAkRta, pAli Adi bhASAonuM zAstrIya tathA tulanAtmaka dRSTie zikSaNa ApavA AryavidyAmaMdira nAmane eka zikSaNa vibhAga paNa zarU karavAmAM Avyo. zrI. gepALadAsa paTela A AryavidyAmaMdiramAM vidyArthI tarIke joDAyA ane Isa 1925mAM dharma ane tattvajJAnanA viSayamAM prathama varga sAthe AryavidyA vizAradanI padavI meLavI. e pachI vidyApIThamAM adhyApaka tarIke joDAI gayA. 1927mAM teo zrI maganabhAI desAInA saMparkamAM AvyA. e saMparka uttarottara gADha banato gayo ane aMte guruziSya saMbaMdhamAM pariNamyo. 134mAM maganabhAI vidyApIThanA mahAmAtra tarIke nimAyA tyAre purAtattavamaMdira te baMdha thaI gayuM hatuM. paraMtu ATha varSanA enA kAryakALa daramyAna enA vidvAna adhyApako dvArA 25 jeTalA vidvattApUrNa graMthe pragaTa thaI cUkyA hatA. maganabhAI purAtattava maMdiranI saMzAdhana, saMpAdana ane anuvAdanI e paraMparA punaH cAlu thAya ema icchatA hatA. gopALadAsanA 277

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278 eka jhalaka aMgrejI, saMskRta, pAkRta ane pAli bhASAnAM UMDAM jJAna tathA saMpAdana - anuvAdanI emanI viziSTa zaktithI mugdha hatA. emaNe pALadAsane purAtava maMdiranA kAryane puna: zarU karavA sUcavyuM. maganabhAInA sUcanane guruAjJA mAnI gopALadAse e kAma umaMga ne utsAhapUrvaka hAtha dharyuM ane dasa varSamAM - zrImadunI jIvanayAtrA, zrImadanAM vicAraratno, mahAvIra svAmIne saMyamadha, mahAvIra svAmIne AcAradharma, mahAvIra svAmIne aMtima upadeza, kuMdakuMdAcAryanAM traNa ratna, hemacaMdrAcArya kRta yogazAstra, zrI bhagavatIsAra, samIsAMjane upadeza, pApa, puNya ane saMyama, zrI mahAvIra kathA vagere jene dharmagraMthanA anuvAda ApyA. gavAsiSTha ane zrImad bhAgavata jevA hiMdu dharmanA be bRhada ane tAvika graMthanA emaNe ApelA saMkSipta anuvAda gopALadAsanI UMDI dArzanika daSTi ane saMpAdana - anuvAdakaLAnA dyotaka che. gopALadAsa emanA jIvananA chellAM pacIsa varSa pathArIvaza rahyA. paraMtu e hAlatamAM paNa emane saMpAdana - anuvAdayajJa aTakyo nahIM. 1937mAM pitAnA zIkhaguru hajurAnaMda pAsethI gopALadAsane gurugraMthasAheba graMtha prasAdIrUpe maLyo hato ane te divasathI teo nitya niyamita tene pATha karatA hatA. gurugraMthasAheba e bhinna bhinna saMpradAyanA saMtonI vANI che. kAkAsAheba kAlelakaranA zabdomAM kahIe to e saMtanuM saMmelana che. enA rojanA raTana-paThanamAM AtmazuddhinI ne jIvanaparivartananI kevI garbhita tAkAta paDelI che ene gopALadAsane jAtaanubhava hato. daramiyAna ozo rajanIzajIe 35-40 jeTalA paradezI saMtane sUphIonAM pado upara ApelAM vyAkhyAne emanA vAMcavAmAM AvyAM. emAMthI bhAratanA saMtanI vANInA anuvAda ApavAnI emane preraNA thaI. enA phaLa svarUpe guru nAnakanAM bhaktipado, guru nAnakanI vANI, saMta kabIranI vANI, dAdU bhagatanI vANI. dariyA bhagatanI vANI, saMta lUkadAsanI vANI tathA saMta palaTudAsanI vANI vagere pustako ApaNane maLyAM. vizva-sAhitya akAdamIe saMtamALAnA saMkSipta anuvAdonA prakAzananuM kArya hAtha dharyuM che te sarvathA sarAhanIya che. gurugraMthasAheba eTale saMtanAM sUkto, pado, bhajana kIrtanene mahAsAgara! pitAnA jIvananI saMdhyAe pathArImAM paDayAM paDyAM gopALadAse emAMthI guru nAnakanI 'japujI', "AsA-dI-vAra" ane "siMdha-gosaTi' e traNa kRtio, trIjA guru amaradAsanI manane mugdha karanArI kRti "anaM" ane pAMcamA guru arjunadevanI sukhanA maNirUpa kRti 'sukhamanI' e pAMca

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sAhityasevAnI eka jhalaka kRtione mULa, anuvAda, vivaraNa, TippaNa tathA khAsa moTA uddaghAna sAthe paMjaJthI' nAme prasiddha karIne jijJAsuonI bahu moTI sevA karI che. koI paNa prakAranI prasiddhinI khevanA ke meha vagara anAsaktabhAve, vArataH suvA, gopALadAse dhArmika - AdhyAtmika zAstronA ApelA anuvAda dIrghakALa sudhI preraNA ApatA raheze, vizva sAhityanA suvarNa jayaMtI mahotsava prasaMge zrI, maganabhAI desAI ane zrI. gopALadAsa paTelanI umadA sAhityasevAne zata zata vaMdanA tA. 1-12-07 maganabhAI je. paTela zrI. gopALadAsa paTelanI sAhitya-sevAnI eka jhalaka - zrI. gopALadAsa eTale gopALadAsa. emanI sAthe gADha paricaya thayA bAda mane lAgyuM ke A puruSa to sAhityanA UMDA marmajJa ane bhASAvidu che; aMgrejI, saMskRta ane gujarAtI bhASA para te gajabane kAbU dharAve che. ATalI UMcI sajajatA hovA chatAM e aMgenuM leza paNa abhimAna emanAmAM mane jaNAyuM nahi. na paheravezane ThaThAro; na sAhityaviSayaka jANakArIne dekhADe; na vyaktivizeSa tarIke AgaLa paDavAnI paDApaDI. AvA sAdA ane nirAbhimAnI, vidvAna, sajajananI oLakhANa ane hUMpha mane maLyA. A ghaTanAne huM mAruM saubhAgya samajuM chuM. jema jema huM emanA nikaTanA saMbaMdhamAM Avato gayo tema tema mane anubhava thayo ke zrI gopALadAsa - 0 khUba sArA, saMnniSTha tathA madadarUpa vAlI che. emano dIkaro gU0 vidyApIThanA vinayamaMdiramAM bhaNata hate.] 0 sArA sAhityakAra che. 0 ghaNIbadhI bhASAonA jANakAra che. 0 zikSaNazAstranA siddhAtinA jJAtA che. 0 marmajJa bhASAvidda, vyAkaraNavidda ane ucca koTInA anuvAdaka che. 0 dharmazAstro ane dharmagraMthenA jJAtA che. hiMdudharma uparAMta, anya dhanI kathA ane siddhAMtanA UMDA abhyAsI che.

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20 eka jhalaka 0 gAMdhIjInI philasUphImAM apAra jIvaMta zraddhA dharAvanAra che. ane jIvanane AdhyAtmika vicArasaraNIyukta banAvavAno puruSArtha karanAra, sAdhucarita che. emanI lekhanazakti ane anuvAdaka tarIkenI samaje to mArA para gajabanI asara karI. emanI sAhitya-sevAnI kRtione phalaka jotAM mane thayuM ke A vidvAnanI najara te piMDathI mAMDIne gaganamaMDaLanI gati paryaMta, vyApaka ane UMDI che. emanA vicAro, eka bAjue "kAma"-se rAma" evA sUtranI UMDI ane talasparzI carcAmAM jaNAya, to bIjI bAjue asaMganI kuhADIthI lobha, kAma ane krodhane chedavAnI anAsaktimAM eTalI ja UMDI carcAmAM paNa jaNAya. gajabanuM samatelana emAM anubhavAya! pite yogamArganA upAsaka hovAthI jIvananA keTalAka AgrahamAM bAMdhachoDa karavAnuM amane nApasaMda hatuM, e judI vAta. emane vAcanane ane sAhityasevanane AtyaMtika zokha. (lakhavuM. anuvAda karavo, vagerene). jIvananA chellA be dasakA daramiyAna e mAMdagIne kAraNe sAva parAvalaMbI thaI gayA hatA. emanAthI na te uThAya, na besAya ke na rAtre UMghAya. thoDI thoDI vAre anya sahAyakanI emaNe madada levI paDatI. paricArika ane sagAMsnehIonI madada, satata sulabha hovA chatAM, badhI kriyAomAM avalaMbana rAkhavAnuM emanA svabhAvathI viruddha hatuM. Ama chatAM, pathArImAM paDyA paDyA, akhabAra vAMcavAnuM, anuvAda karavAnuM lekha lakhavAnuM, vagere emaNe satata cAlu rAkhyuM. e daramiyAna ane e agAuthI paNa, emaNe potAnI sAhityasAdhanA cAlu rAkhI hatI. gujarAtanA uttama anuvAdakomAMnA eka tarIke emaNe nAmanA meLavI hatI. vizvasAhityanI aNamela kRtione gujarAtI bhASAmAM kuzaLatApUrvaka utArIne emaNe gujarAtI bhASAnI ananya sevA karI che. nAnAM bALakothI mAMDIne vRddho paryata sau emanA RNI raheze. emanI ziSTa abhiruci, bhASAkuzaLatA vizad ane vedhaka daSTi emanAM bhASAMtarone UMco uThAva Ape che. emanI sAhityasevAnAM thoDAM daSTAMte have joIe - 0 gUjarAta vidyApIThamAM zrI maganabhAI desAI "zikSaNa ane sAhitya" mAsikanuM saMpAdana karatA hatA. temAM pustakanI samIkSA tathA prAsaMgika ane svataMtra lekho lakhavAnuM kAma zrI. gopALadAsa karatA. 0 zrI. maganabhAI desAInI sUcanAthI kumAra vinaya maMdiranA AcAryazrIe AcAryanA anubhavo" nAmanI pustikA lakhavAnuM zarU karyuM. emAM

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sAhitya-sevAnI eka jhalaka sAcA anubhavone AdhAre lakhavAno Agraha rAkhavAmAM Avyo. pustikAmAM rahelI ghaTanAone maThAravAnuM tathA emAMthI zaikSaNika siddhAMtanuM navanIta tAravavAnuM kAma zrI. gopALadAsa karatA. e vAMcIne ApaNane zikSaNazAstrI gopALadAsa pratye mAna thayA vinA rahe nahi. 0 vizva-sAhityanA darabAramAM jene mAnavanuM sthAna maLeluM che evI gujarAtI bhASAnI mahAnavala "sarasvatIcaMdra' cAra bhAganA vizALa phalakamAM lakhAyelI che. emAM aneka pAtro che. samAMtara vahetI traNa kuTuMbakathAo che ane aneka upakathAo che. aneka ghaTanAothI guMthAyelI A navalakathAnA kathAtaMtune evI saraLatAthI, sabaLatAthI ane kuzaLatAthI gUMthavAmAM AvyA che ke AkhI navalakathA saptaraMgI meghadhanuSanI peThe epI UThe paNa zrI. gopALadAse e mahAnavalane 130 pAnAMmAM saMkSipta karIne potAnI zakitano kamAla batAvyA che. mULa vArtApravAhane yathAtatha rAkhIne, aneka varNananAM jALAM ane kAvAdAvAnI gUMcavADAbharelI nakAmI carcAne tathA lAMbIlacaka vAkayaracanAno saMpUrNa cheda uDADIne. A graMthane e hRdayaMgama banAvI dIdho che ke kumAra, kizora tathA yuvAvarganA sAhitya rasiko ene sArI rIte vAMcI zake, himAlayamAMthI nIkaLatI, dhasamasatI, bhAgIrathInA pracaMDa pravAhane nAnI naheramAMthI vahete karavA jevuM A jaTila tathA kuzaLatA mAgI le tevuM kAma che, sAhityanA saMkSiptakaraNanI ijanerI kuzaLatA zrI. gopALadAsamAM sahaja hatI. sarasvatIcaMdra'nA saMkSiptakaraNanA saMpAdakIya lakhANamAM zrI gopALadAse e lakhelAM keTalAMka vidhAna ApaNI vAtane puSTi Ape che, "A pravAsamAM navalakathAnA mAtra vArtAtaMtune ja prAdhAnya ApavAmAM AvyuM che. mULa samartha lekhakanI suMdara, sughaDa, zuddha gujarAtI bhASAnI chApa, anubhavasaMcaya, ciMtana, philasUphI saMsAramImAMsA tathA rasadaSTinI khUbInI jhalaka, temAM bhArobhAra Utare, ene pUro prayAsa karavAmAM Avyo che." A saMkSipta lakhANa vAMcatAM, ApaNane nathI vArtA vArtAnA pravAhane bhaMga nathI vartAnuM punarAvartana ke nathI vartAtI bhASAnI garimAnI ochapa. ekI beThake A lakhANa vAMcIne pUruM karavAnuM ApaNane mana thAya evuM kheMcANa emAM raheluM che. 0 eka acchA sAhityapremI ane sArA zikSaNa premI zrI gopALadAse be pustako gujarAtI bhASAmAM anudita karyA che. eka pustakanA mULa lekhaka

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282 eka jhalaka che, AcArya kRpalANIjI. gUjarAta vidyApIThanA eka vakhatanA AcArya tarIke emaNe kAma karyuM hatuM. emanuM pustaka aMgrejImAM che, jenuM zIrSaka che dha leTesTa phUDa' nAme e pustakanuM zrI. gopALadAse "sarvodayanI keLavaNI'ne nAme gujarAtImAM bhASAMtara karyuM che. e bhASAMtara gujarAtane samapita karIne emaNe buniyAdI zikSaNa viSe spaSTa ane vigatapUrNa saiddhAMtika samaja ApI che. Ameya buniyAdI zikSaNanI vAta 1947mAM te navIsavI hatI. ene TIkAkAre ghaNA hatA. aMgrejImAM mULa pustakamAM kRpAlANIjIe, bahu tejAbI zabdamAM buniyAdI zikSaNane viSe samaja ApI che. zrI. gopALadAse e pustakanuM evI addabhuta rIte bhASAMtara karyuM che ke vAMcanArane mULa kRti jevo ja rasAsvAda Ave. zrI. gopALadAse 118 pAnAmAM viSayavastunI sarasa carcA karI che. ane chellAM 30 pAnAMmAM vigatapUrNa TippaNa ApyuM che. emAM vyaktivizeSa, saMsthA, pAribhASika zabdo, vize khUba kImatI mAhitI ApI che. zrI. gopALadAse A pustaka thakI buniyAdI zikSaNanA prasaraNanI amUlya sevA karI che, ane eka sAcA zikSaNakAranI pratIti karAvI che. 0 evuM ja bIjuM pustaka AcArya ela. pI. jekasanuM aMgrejImAM lakhAyeluM che. enuM mathALuM che "ejyukezana oNpha dha hela mena' A pustakane manuSyanI "sarvAgINa keLavaNI' nAme gopALadAse gujarAtImAM utAryuM che. e pustakamAM keLavaNInI agatya phurasadavAda vagere vize carcA karavAmAM AvI che. bhASAnI prauDhi, viSayavastune anurUpa jaNAya che. A pustaka paNa keLavaNIne lagatuM che. A baMne pustaka sAhityasevI gopAladAsane keLavaNIkAra tarIke pratiSThita kare che. 0 zrI. gopALadAse gujarAtI saMpa sivAya anya bhASAnA graMthenA saMkSepa karanAra ane anuvAdaka tarIke athAka prayatna karyA che. 0 zrI. gopALadAse vikaTara hyugonI adbhuta navalakathA "haMca beka oNpha netradAma'ne "dharmAdhyakSa' mathALA heThaLa suMdara saMkSipta anuvAda gujarAtI prajane arpaNa karyo che. hyugo pite romAMca-rasanA puraskartA che. prastuta navalakathAmAM ApaNe e rasa mANatAM, tarabatara thaI jaIe chIe. alabatta AmAM thoDI dhIraja rAkhavI paDe. kema ke zarUAtanAM DAM pAnAMnI vigatone, akaLAyA vinA, dhIrajathI vAMcyA bAda, rasAmRtanA mahAsAgarane mANavAnI majhA paDe che.

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sAhityasevAnI eka jhalaka navalakathAnuM mukhya pAtra "dharmAdhyakSa' che. e strI mATe AtmasamarpaNanI bhAvanA na batAvI zakyo. barabAda thayo. kasImAM do' nAmane eka kurUpa, dUdha, jaNa che. te zarIpAtra tarapha kRtajJatAne bhAva vyakta kare che, balidAna Ape che. esamarAdA' nAmanuM mukhya strI pAtra che. e mugdhA pitAnA premane khAtara phAMsInA mAMcaDe caDI gaI. saMsAranI mahAnavalakathAomAM jenI gaNatarI thAya che evI "lA mijharebla'ne saMkSepamAM anuvAda karavAmAM te zrI. gopALadAsanI bhASAMtarakaLAe kamAla karI che. karuNAnA avatAra samA pAdarI, daMDazaktinA pratIka jevo amaladAra varTa, mAnavatAnA carama zikhara samA jIna vAlajIna ane svAthadha, kaThora ane dhUrta therADiyara daMpatI, ApaNA manamAMthI khasatAM nathI. jhagamagate tAro jema namaMDaLamAM camake, tema jIna vAlajIna nAmadhArI e mahAmAnava ApaNA mana:paTa para camakyA kare che. hajAro pAnAMnI A mahAnavalanA anuvAdamAM gopALadAse dAkhavelI kAbeliyata dAda mAgI le evI che. eka kuzaLa saMkSepakAra ane anuvAdaka tarIke zrI. gopALadAsanA kAma para eka UDatI najara ApaNe nAkhI. e emaNe karelI anya sAhityasevA tarapha have ApaNe joIe - pAThayapustakonuM rASTrIyakaraNa thayuM te pahelAM AkhA gujarAtamAM gujarAta vidyApITha racita "vidyApITha vAcanamALA' tathA "vinayavAcanamALA' dhAraNa 1 thI 10mAM cAlatI hatI. e baMne vAcanamALA taiyAra karavAmAM gopALadAse mu. zrI, maganabhAI desAInI sUcanAne dhyAnamAM rAkhI, apAra mahenata karI. bALakamAM keLavavAnAM valaNa, emane zikhavADavAnA viSayamuddAo, vyAkaraNazikSaNa ane svAdayAya tathA prazno mATe zikSakoe karavAnI pUrvataiyArI, vagerene dhyAnamAM rAkhIne zrI. gopALadAse pATho taiyAra karyA. e pAThanA kAcA musaddAne vargakhaMDamAM cakAsADAvyo. pachI aMtima rUpa ApyuM, e taiyAra karavAmAM zrI. gopALadAsamAM rahelA eka uttama zikSaNakAra, vyAkaraNavida ane bhASAniSNAtanAM darzana thayAM. A uparAMta jaina, buddha ane hiMdudharmanA dharmagraMthone paNa emaNe jhINavaTathI abhyAsa karyo. bhAgavata para tayAra karelo graMtha sAce ja ananya che. gujarAtI bhASAmAM A graMtha maLavo Aje duprApya che. darzanazAstra, gazAstra para emaNe ciMtanAtmaka lekho lakhyA. zrI. gopALadAsa ane

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94 eka jhalaka zrI. maganabhAInAM badhAM pustako gujarAtI vAcaka mATe "rAtarANI sAMskRtika TrasTa" ane temanA cAhakoe sulabha karAvavAM joIe. chelle, emanA jIvana para kabIrasAhebanI ane vizeSata: nAnakadevajInI prabaLa asara jaNAtI hatI. "saMta kabIrajInI vANI" ane "guru nAnakanI vANI" nAmanI be pustikAonuM emaNe saMpAdana karyuM. pahelI pustikAmAM 20 bhajano che; bIjImAM 22 pado ane 11 sadukti che. zrI kabIrajInI vANI viSe zrI. gopALadAsa lakhe che ke - " kabIra te Aga che. eka ghUMTaDe paNa pI jAo te tamArI aMdara paNa Aga bhabhUkI UThe. janmojanmathI sUtelI suI rahetI Aga, tame paNa dIpaka banI jAo. tamArI aMdara paNa sUraja Uge. ane evuM thAya to ja jANavuM ke kabIrane samajyA." zrI nAnakadevanI vANI viSe lakhe che ke - guru nAnaka lokagamya zailImAM ane lokabhASAmAM bodha ApatA. te uparAMta temaNe saMgItamaya upAsanAnI zakti khUba khIlavI eka Izvara ane tenA pratIka tarIke mUrti nahi paNa tenuM nAma - A vastu emaNe svIkArI. satsaMga ane saMghanI paraspara bhAvanAne paNa emaNe svIkArI, satsaMga ane saMghanI parasparabhAvanAne paNa emaNe mahatva ApyuM hatuM." A uparAMta emaNe zIkha dharmanA "paMjathI" nAmanA pustakamAM guru nAnakadeva, amaradAsa ane anadevanAM pAMca stotro anuvAda tathA Ti5Na sAthe utAryA che. vaLI " japamALAmAM IzvaranA nAmasmaraNane, potAnI sAdI-sahaja vANImAM pragaTa karyuM che. aMtamAM jaNAvavAnuM ke zrI. gopALadAsa pharamAsu sAhityasevI nathI. e urAma bhASAvida che; vyAkaraNa niSNAta che; sAhityanA siddhAMtonA mImAMsaka che, keLavaNIkAra - bhASA zikSaNakAra - che. vaLI yogamArganA jJAtA paNa che. bhASAnAM agatyanAM aMge jevAM ke vyAkaraNa, vicArasAtatya, vAkayaracanA, bhAre gadya tathA haLavI nibaMdhikA lakhavAnI hathoTI, zabda pasaMdagI, rUDhi mahAvarAne upayoga, akAranI upayuktatA vagerenA te jANakAra che. gujarAtI sAhityamAM rasa lenArAM sau koI emane AdarathI yAda kare che. AvA samartha rASTrIya keLavaNIkAra zrI. maganabhAI ane zrI. gopALadAsane mArAM vaMdana. tA. 15-9-2003 caMdrakAnta upAdhyAya WWW.jainelibrary.org

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be jJAnI bhaktonI pratibhA 1960mAM gujarAtanA navA rAjayanI sthApanA thaI. amadAvAdamAM vasatA racanAtmaka kAryakartAone [gU. vi, navajIvana, sAbaramatI Azrama, khAdI grAmodyoga borDa, gujarAta yuni. vagere vasavATane savAla ugra banyo. AnA ukela mATe zrI. maganabhAI desAIe vasavATanI sahakArI maMDaLI sthApavAnI preraNA ApI. satyAgraha chAvaNInI A yojanAne saMta vinegA, gAMdhIjInA rahasya maMtrI pyArelAlajI, azoka mahetA, vaikuMThabhAI lallubhAI mahetA, baLavaMtarAya mahetA, ThAkorabhAI desAI, vajubhAI zAha, dhIrubhAI ma. desAI, maNibhAI vAghajIbhAI paTelanA AzIrvAda maLyA. zrI. putra che. paTele lazkarI chAvaNI jevI "satyAgraha chAvaNI" nAmanI yojanA racanAtmaka kAryakaro mATe banAvI. temAM dareka sabhyane cAraso vArano svataMtra hoTa rUpiyA eka hajAramAM Apo ane cAra hajAramAM bAMdhakAma karI ApavuM. Ama kula rUpiyA pAMca hajAramAM racanAtmaka kAryakartA pitAnuM gharanuM ghara banAvI zake evI A yojanA hatI. A chAvaNI mATe zrI. gopALadAsa paTela, zrI. maNibhAI vAghajIbhAI paTela ane zrI. 50 cho0 paTele jodhapurano Tekaro pasaMda karyo. jotajotAmAM vagara jAherAte A satyAgraha chAvaNInA pAMca sabhAsado thaI gayA. pachI te A vistAramAM zrI. maganabhAI desAI sanmAna TrasTa, kRpalAnI TrasTa, vizva-sAhitya akAdamI, rAmanAma kudaratI upacAra kendra, rAtarANI UjANI ghara, parivAra prakAzana, paryAvaraNa maMDaLa, 50 0 paTelane jAhera patra, 'TaMkArava', "pArasamaNi', "jJAna-jyoti', seTelAITa, bhAvanirjhara, zivAnaMda Azrama, sadu-vicAra, cinmaya mizana, nArAyaNa vidyAmaMdira, suMdaravana, hAIve, rAjapatha kalaba, saradArabrigeDa haoNla, eze kitAba ghara, satyadIpa dhyAna kendra iskona maMdira, saradAra insTITayuTa, rAtarANI sAMskRtika TrasTa, jAgRti maMDaLa, heltha phUDa sTora, sinemA, kalaba ane haoNTelanI hAramALA UbhI thaI che. 1962mAM A vistAramAM bahAravaTiyAnAM khaMjara paNa dhrUjatAM hatAM te vakhate zrI. maganabhAI ane zrI. gopALadAsanI preraNAthI zrI. putra cho, 285

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eka jhalaka paTela cInanI kaTokaTInI samaja ApavA AjubAjunA gAmamAM - thalateja, boDakadeva, vastrApura, jodhapura vagere gAmomAM parivAra saMsthAe meyarazrI. somAbhAI paTela, dinakara mahetA, zrI. hitendrabhAI desAI, zrI. vajubhAI zAha, zrI. ThAkorabhAI desAI, zrI. dilakhuzabhAI divAnajInAM joradAra vyAkhyAnonI ramajhaTa macAvI lokomAM khumArI UbhI karI. grAmajane mATe UMdhiyA pArTI ane lAla lIlI" jevAM nATake ane gItA-upaniSadonI zibire karI. cInanI bhArata para caDAInI samaja ApavA mATe parivAra prakAzane "bhArata para caDAI - saMpA0 maganabhAI desAI, kiM0 0-75 nAmanI pustikA bahAra pADI. temAMthI kharca bAda jatAM vadhelI rakama vaDApradhAnanA saMrakSaNa phaMDamAM parivAra saMsthAe mokalI ApI. pachI te le-mijharASpa, thrI maskeTiyarsa, krAIma enDa panizamenTa vagere pustaka bahAra pADayAM. A badhAM pustakonA vimocana samAraMbhe jodhapuranA TekarA upara thavA mAMDyA. mane vAMcavAne bhAre zokha che. maganabhAI desAI ane gopALadAsa paTelanAM moTA bhAganAM pustako rasapUrvaka meM vAMcyAM che. AvA saMta puruSonA aMgata samAgamamAM AvavAnuM thayuM. A samAgamane kAraNe satyAgrahamAM mAruM ghara banyuM ane mAro vAMcavAno zokha saMtoSAya. pachI to maganavADImAM vividha pravRttio zarU thaI. grAmodyoga ane ilekaTronikasanA vargo, pustaka pradarzane, gItA ane upaniSadonI zibiro, graMthAlaya, yoganA vargo, vividha bhASAonA vargo, dhyAnanI zibira, pustaka prakAzana, bAga ane bAlavADI, prArthanA utsava samAraMbho, rAmanAma kudaratI upacAra kendra, vyAkhyAna mALA, TaMkArava" ane "jJAna-jayoti' ane vyAyAmanI ramajhaTa cAlI. seTelAiTa vistAramAM "phrIDama phAiTara" haoNsTela kama lAyabrerI" ane "dhyAna kendra" sthApavAnI zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane zrI gopALadAsa paTelanI khAsa icchA hatI. temanI A IcchA purI karavAnuM zrI. guNavaMtabhAI. phulAbhAI desAI ane DaoN. vI. jI. paTelanA parivAre tathA rAtarANI sAMskRtika TrasTe bIDuM jhaDapyuM. A mATe rAtarANI sAMskRtika TrasTa graMthAlaya', "haoNsTela' ane "dhyAna mATe "ozo haoNlanI suvidhA tAtkAlika UbhI karI graMthAlayane maMgala prAraMbha karI "zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane zrI. gopALadAsa paTela smRti graMthAlaya" nAma ApyuM che. A suMdara kArya karavA mATe saMsthA ane temanAM parivAre khAsa abhinaMdanane pAtra che. gujarAtanA sukhI saMpanna lokoe A jJAnayajJamAM utsAhathI bhAga le joie. saune dhanyavAda.

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be jJAnI baktonI pratibhA seTelAITa vistAramAM A be adhyAtmane sAdhakoe chellI paLomAM paNa suMdara kAmagIrI bajAvI che. paraMtu kyAM A gAMdhIvAdIonI sAdAI ane "satyAgraha chAvaNInA ane ApaNa saunA AjanA megalAI raMgaDhaMga! satyAgraha chAvaNInI sthApanA vakhate zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane gAMdhIjInA rahasya maMtrI zrI. pyArelAlajIe ApelI kImatI salAha mane yAda Ave che. te salAha pramANe cAlavAnI bhagavAna saune zakti ane hiMmata bakSI zrI. gopALadAsa paTela pitAnAM pustako zrI. maganabhAI desAIne arpaNa karatA. ane temAM nIce mujaba arpaNa nedha mUkatA. apaNa parama pitAguru zrI maganabhAI prabhudAsa desAI -ne caraNe jemanA saM5ze mArA badhA doSe gaLAI gayA, ane huM mATImAMthI mAnava baLe. nepALadAsa jIvAbhAI paTela jIvana-jaMga laDavAne gRharUpI chAvaNI ["satyAgraha" ane "chAvaNu"] vi. bhAI zrI. mahanA, tame agAu vAta karelI, te mujaba tamAro patra (tA. 6-1no) maLyo. tenI sAthe joDelI mAhitI i0 joI gayo. tamAruM kAma sarasa rIte ne puratA vegathI AgaLa cAle che, ema temAMthI joI zakayo. ene mATe tamane saune dhanyavAda ane mubArakabAdI. tamArI maMDaLInA chApelA neTa-pepara para aMkita karelI vicArakalikA jotAM mane temAM anuyogya rIte "gRha' zabda "bhUmi'nI jagAe mukIne mahAbhAratanuM e bhUmikAvya vicAravAnuM mana thaI AvyuM :

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eka jhalaka gRhe vai jAyate sarvam gRhe sarvam ca vardhate / gRhaM pratiSThA lokAnAm gRhameva parAyaNam // yasya gRhaM tasya sarvam ihadharmArtha sAdhanam // na gRhaM gRhamityAhuH gRhiNI gRhamucyate // AvA bhAvane satata piSatI rahe evI tamArI gRhamaMDaLI bane - evuM tamAruM dhyeya haze, evI zubhecchA! Ane artha e ke, tame iMTacUke ne simenTa, khaDa ne lAkaDuM i0. sarasAmAnathI sthaLa makAna te bAMdhazo ja, paraMtu ene AtmA e dhyeya haze. tamArA bAMdhakAmamAM karakasara, kuneha, tema ja ImAnadArInI sevAbharI suvAsa pragaTe te ja e AtmAnI pratiSThA saMbhave. ema thAya che, jema badhAM makAne sAthe sAthe haze, tema ja tenA nivAsI vyApaka paDozadharmathI saMkaLAIne eka parivAravatuM saheje banI rahe. vaLI, tame guhamaMDaLInuM nAma "satyAgraha" ane "chAvaNI" jevA svarAjyugIna zabdothI pADayuM che. "satyAgraha' bApue racelo zabda che; temAM artha paNa temaNe jIvana dvArA reDyo. jIvana-jaMga laDavAne gRha rUpI chAvaNImAM ja sau koI ApaNe rahIe chIe ne? A jaMganI AkhI yuddhakaLA "satyAgraha' dvArA bApue vyAkhyAta karI ApI che, e tame jANo cho A tamAro no vAsa e nAmane caritArtha kare evo thAo, evI prArthanA prabhune karuM chuM. aMte eka kahuM :- maMDaLInuM sahakArI kAmakAja ImAnathI ane varAbhera ATopavA kALajI rAkhaje. eno artha maMDaLInA dhananI pAI pAIne sadupayoga TrasTa-buddhithI thAya; eTale ke, hisAbakitAba dIvA jevAM raheze, ane nyAyapUrvaka kAmakAja cAlaze. A tamArA kAmamAM prabhu tamane thazabharI saphaLatA Ape. e ja. tA. 14-1-1965 li. zubhecchaka maganabhAI desAInA vaMde mAtarama

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gAMdhIjIne jIvana mAga [pyArelAlanI zubherachA] bApujIe ApaNane mAtra eka philasUphI tathA siddhAMtanuM mALakhuM ja nahi, paNa eka jIvanamArga paNa Ape che. bApujI je vividha pravRttio sAthe saMkaLAyelA hatA, temAM joDAyelA kAryakartAo e jIvanamArga potapotAnA jIvanamAM utAravA prayatna karI rahyA che, te bhAre satiSanI vAta che. "kalyANarAjaya'no Ajane lebhAmaNo nAda lekamAM puruSArthahIna thaI niyatine vaza thavAnI vRtti, athavA te "mAbApa sarakAra' kayAre ApaNane joItuM badhuM karI Ape te tarapha najara karI besI rahevAnI vRtti perI rahyo che, - ane e vastu ApaNe mATe eka aniSTarUpa banI gaI che. tethI karIne A maMDaLa potAnA sabhyomAM savAzraya ane paraspara sahAyathI mAtra raheThANo ja nahi, paNa mAnasika, AdhyAtmika ane zArIrika ema savagINa vikAsanAM sAdhane pUrAM pADaze teTalAthI nahi, paNa pitAnA sabhyone sahakArI prayAsethI temanI laukika phikara-ciMtAmAMthI mukta karI, temane bIjAonI sevA mATe keTalA samartha banAve che, tathA jagatanI sarvottama vicArasRSTi temane sulabha karI ApI temAM sAcAM valaNo UbhAM karavAmAM keTalI madada kare che, te uparathI nirdhArita thaze. tA. 7-2-1965 pyArelAla bhAratamAM pAra vagaranI samasyAo che. temAM jJAnapracAra ane lokazikSaNa tathA vasavATanI meTI samasyA che. "satyAgraha chAvaNI", "parivAra saMsthA" eka suMdara namUne banI che. te A be jJAnI lokasevakone AbhArI che. gujarAtI prajA temanI kAyamanI RNI raheze. A jJAnI puruSone vizvasAhitya suvarNa-jayaMtI mahotsava prasaMge daMDavata praNAma. seTelAITa vistAramAM temaNe zepala jJAna-vRkSa-lAyabrerI amara raho! tA. 10-12-2003 - bI. ke. sonA 2 e0 - 1

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gAMdhIyuganA rASTrIya keLavaNIkAre ane nIDara patrakAro gAMdhIyuganA rASTrIya keLavaNIkAro ane saMniSTha sAhityasevako tarIke zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane zrI gopALadAsa paTelanAM nAme gujarAtamAM khUba jANItAM che. gUjarAta vidyApIThanI temanI prANavAna ane yazasvI kAmagIrI, temanA preraka ane pitAnI ToLInA snAtaka-sevake DAMgathI sAbarakAMThA sudhI ropI daIne janatAnI amUlya sevA karI che. ane temAMya zrI. gopALadAsa paTele to dharma-sAhitya ane vizva-sAhityano dhodha vahevaDAvI gujarAtI vAcakanI umadA sevA karI che. zrI. maganabhAI desAI gAMdhIjInAM harijana"patronA chelalA taMtrI, ane zrI. gopALadAsa paTela potAnI tejAbI kalama dvArA "satyAgraha', "jJAnati ', "putra chao paTelane jAhera patra' ane ' TaMkArava" dvArA gAMdhI mUlyonuM AkharI dama taka bahAdurIthI jatana karyuM te badala temane vaMdana karuM chuM. zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane zrI gopALadAsa paTelanA kaTAra lekhe, sAhityapravRttio ane anya racanAo vAMcanArane gAMdhIyuganA nIDara ane marda patrakAranI pratitI thayA vinA raheze nahIM. vizvanA amara sAhityakAronI amarakRtie - racanAone gujarAtI anuvAda, bhAvAnuvAda ane saMkSiptikaraNa mULa lakhANamAM rasabhaMga na thAya tevI rocakazailImAM temaNe karelI rajUAta joIne temanA UMDA abhyAsa, jJAna, anubhava ane bhASA paranA prabhutvane paricaya ApaNane saheje thayA vagara raheto nathI. eTaluM ja nahIM temaNe hiMdu, jaina ane bauddha dharmanI pAyAnI mahatvanI bAbate lokabhogya bhASAmAM saraLa rajuAta karIne temanA vividha dharma aMgenA UMDA adhyayana ane abhyAsane lAbha gujarAtI vAcakone bharapeTa Apyo che. meM mArA jIvanamAM AvA bhekhadhArI bahu ja ochA joyA che. teo svastha hatA tyAre te ThIka paNa pAchalAM varSomAM - chellA aDhI dAyakA daramyAna jayAre zArIrika vyAdhInA lIdhe temanuM halana-calana, UThavuM-besavuM, haravuM-pharavuM baMdha thayA pachI paNa pathArImAM sUtAM sUtAM lakhI zakAya tevI viziSTha goThavaNa

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nepALadAsa paTelanI sAhityasAdhanA karIne paNa temaNe potAnI A sAhitya sarjana-pravRtti cAlu ja rAkhI. teo jIvyA tyAM sudhI zarIranA bAkInA aMge - temanA dila, dimAga ane hAthane upayoga karatA rahI temaNe potAno karmayoga Akhara sudhI cAlu rAkhyo. gAMdhIyuganA AvA madaM mAnavIne namaskAra karyA vagara rahI zakAnuM nathI, vizva sAhitya prakAzana saMsthAne suvarNa jayaMtI ujavavA sudhInI maMjhIle pahoMcADavAmAM temanuM yogadAna khUba ja noMdhapAtra che. vizva sAhitya suvarNa jayaMtI mahotsava prasaMge gujarAtanA A be sapUtone mArI nama zraddhAMjali arpaNa karuM chuM. "rAtarANI sAMskRtika TrasTa"nI A umadA pravRttine ane tenA utsAhI kAryakartAone biradAvatAM mane AnaMda thAya che. tA. 10-11-2003 varadhIbhAI Thakkara gopALadAsa paTelanI sAhitya-sAdhanA kheDA jillAnA karamasada gAmanA vatanI vIra viThThalabhAI ane saradAra valabhabhAI paTela gAMdhIjInI AjhAdInI laDatamAM sevaka tarIke joDAyA. zrI. gopALadAsa paTela paNa saradArazrInA najIkanA kuMTuMbI hatA. zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane zrI. gopALadAsa paTela paNa gAMdhIjInI hAkalane mAna ApI AjhAInA saMgrAmamAM joDAyA ane AjIvana mahAtmA gAMdhInI sUcanA pramANe rASTrIya zikSaNanuM, sAhitya sevAnuM mAtRbhASAnI sevA ane sanmAnanuM kArya karyuM che. sukhI kuTuMbamAM janmelA hovA chatAM gepALadAsa vidyApIThanI sthApanA thatAM vidyApIThamAM joDAI snAtaka thayA. vidyApIThamAM AjIvana sevA ApI. maganabhAI ane gopALadAsa sahakAryakare ane mitro hatA. gopALadAsa ane maganabhAI vacce umarano jhA phera na hovA chatAM gepALadAsa maganabhAIne pitAnA guru gaNatA ane vidyApIThanA kAmamAM tema ja temanI sAhitya pravRttimAM maganabhAI preraNAnA strotra hatA e rIte maganabhAIne sanmAnatA. vidyApIThamAM vidyApradAna karavAnA kAma sAthe maganabhAIe ane gopALadAse bhAratamAM pracalIta dhamene UMDe tulanAtmaka abhyAsa karavAnuM zarU kareluM. A abhyAsanAM muLa temanI vidyArthI avasthA daramyAna naMkhAyAM hovAM joIe. ema mAnavAne kAraNa maLe che. kAraNa vidyApIThanI kAmagIrI daramyAna ja temaNe hiMdudharmanA vividha saMpradAyo upara lakhavAnuM zarU kareluM ema jaNAya che.

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eka jhalaka temanA dvArA sarjana pAmelAM A viSaya aMgenAM pustakAmAM zrImadbhAgavata, buddha, yogavAsiSTha, zrI rAjacaMdra, zrI mahAvIra kathA vigere pustakA temanAbahuAyAmI dharmAbhigamanA nirdeza kare che. temanAM A dharmAbhimukha pustakoe je te dharmanA anuyAyI ane pravakatAomAM AdhArabhUta graMthA tarIke sArA evA rasa utpanna karyo che. ane geApALadAsa mATe sAre| Adara prApta karyo che. rA sAhityanA kSetramAM geApALadAse kAI maulika kRtionuM sarjana karyAnuM jANamAM nathI, paraMtu vizva-sAhityamAM ziSTa ane gauravAnvita ane avismaraNiya kRtio tarIke Adara pAmelI aneka kRtiothI temaNe gujarAtanI prajAne AvI kRtionuM saMpAdana karI abhijJa karI che. vividha dharmonA talasparzI abhyAsIne vizvasAhityanI amara kRtione gujarAtImAM saMpAdita karavAnI preraNA temane peAtAnA guru gaNelA maganabhAI desAI taraphathI maLI hoya tema jaNAya che. gAMdhIjI peAte paNa vizvasAhityanI AvI kRtiothI atyaMta prabhAvita thayelA. ane cArlsa Dikansa, TaoNlsTaoNya vigere lekhakonI sAhityakRtione temaNe biradAvelI, eTaluM ja niha paNa AvI kRti bhAratanI vividha bhASAmAM anuvAdita thA saMpAdita thAya tevI icchA paNa temaNe pragaTa karelI. gApALadAsane AvI sAhitya kRtionuM saMpAdana karavA mATe maganabhAI desAI taraphathI preraNA maLelI te hakIkatanuM samarthana maganabhAI ane gepALadAsanA atyaMta nikaTanA aMtevAsI zrI, pu che0 paTela paNa kare che. AjhAdInI caLavaLa mATe cAritryazIla, pramANika ane sAhasika kAryakaro pedA karavA mATe gujarAtanI prajAne AvI kRtio preraNArUpa thaI paDe ema che. evI pratIti svarAjanA laDavaiyAone paNa thayelI. mAnavatA, prema, sAhasa, zUrAtana, vaphAdArI vigere guNa dharAvatAM pAtrAthI pazcimanA lekhakonI aneka kRti bharapUra che. ane tethI ja maganabhAI desAInA anurodhathI gopALadAsa AvI kRtionuM saMpAdana karavA prerAyelA pATaNanI prabhutA, rAjAdhirAja ane gujarAtanA nAtha jevI aitihAsika tathyone samAviSTa karatI ane atyaMta leAkapriya nivaDelI navalakathAonI racanA karavAnI preraNA gujarAtanA suprasiddha sAhityakAra kanaiyAlAla munazIne alekajhAnDara DUmAnI 'thrI maskeTiyarsa 'nI mahAnavala kathAmAMthI prApta thayelI. A mahAnavalamAM te samayanAM iMglaeNnDa ane frAMsanAM rAjakuTuMbeAnA vaibhava, rAjakhaTapaTanuM citraNa te te| Ave ja che.

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nepALadAsa paTelanI sAhityasAdhanA paNa A navalanAM keTalAMka pAtra, amaryAda sAhasavIratA, vaphAdArI prema ane svAmIbhaktinA uccatama AdarzonA dyotaka che, ane tene kAraNe ja A mahAnavale vizvanA uttama navala sAhityanI zreNImAM sthAna meLavyuM che. ' lagabhaga 2500 thI 3000 pAnAmAM vistAra pAmelI ane 100 thI 150 jeTalAM pAtronuM citraNa karatI A navala Aje paNa navalikAonA vAcanamAM rasa dharAvatA vizvabharanA rasikone AkarSe che. AvI mahAnavalanuM gujarAtI bhASAmAM saMpAdana karavuM e sAmAnya lekhaka mATe to du:sAhaja gaNAya paraMtu gopALadAse premazauryanA pAtranuM citraNa karatI A navalane gujarAtImAM saMpAdana karavAnuM sAhasa karyuM, ane tene pratApe lagabhaga 2500 pRSThomAM vistarelI A mahAnavala mANavAno gujarAtanI janatAne lAbha maLyo che. Aje paNa sAhitya rasiko taraphathI A aprApya navalakathAnI mAgaNI satata thayA kare che. paNa navI AvRttinA prakAzana mATe kha eTale moTo che ke satata mAgaNI hovA chatAM tenuM prakAzana thaI zakatuM nathI. A "zrI maskeTiyarsa'nI lokapriyatA aMgeno eka prasaMga jANavA jevo che. navalakathAnA prathama bhAganuM prakAzana thayA pachI prakAzake tenA kharcane kAraNe bIjo bhAga prasiddha na karI zakathA. eka mahArASTriyana vAcake puche cho0 paTela je prakAzananI javAbadArI saMbhALatA hatA temanI pAse bIjA bhAganuM prakAzana kayAre thaze tenI pRcchA karI pura cho0 paTele Arthika sagavaDa na hovAthI bIjA bhAganuM prakAzana hAtha upara laI zakAyuM nathI tenI mAhitI ApatAM A vAcake aphasa vyakta karatAM kahyuM, "zuM huM navala pUrI vA sivAya ja A duniyAmAMthI vidAya thaIza?" bIjA bhAganuM prakAzana jaladI thAya tevI utkaMThAthI A bhAI thoDA vakhatamAM traNa hajAra rUpiyAnI rakama pura cho) paTelane ApI gayA, ane bIjA bhAganuM prakAzana bane eTaluM jaladI karavA anurodha karyo ke jethI temanA jIvananA aMta pahelAM te pustaka vAMcI zake. A dAkhalo gopALadAse gujarAtImAM saMpAdana karela alekajhAMDara DUmAnI thrI maskeTiyarsa keTalI kapriya hatI te darzAvavA Apyo che. alekajhAMDara DUmAnI kRtio mAnavIne - mAnavI tarIke rajU kare che. temanI kRtiomAM mAnavImAM rahelI zubhAzubha lAgaNIonuM vAstavika citra 2ja thAya che ane tethI te atyaMta lokapriya banI che. temanI AvI ja

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eka haka 194 laghu navala 'monTekrisTo' gopALadAse AzA ane dhIraja' e zirSaka atyaMta leAkapriya nIvaDayuM che, ane tenI be heThaLa kareluM saMpAdana paNa AvRtti thaI che. sAmAjika baMdhaneAnA simADA toDI srI-puruSa vacce vahetA premanuM nirUpaNa gopALadAse vaoNlTara skoTa kRta laghunavala kelInavarzane gujarAtImAM prIta kiye du:kha hoya' e zirSaka heThaLa saMpAdita karI che. e skoTanI bIjI navalikA 'AIvana ha| te paNa gujarAtI bhASAmAM saMpAdita karI, iMglaeNnDa ane phrAnsanA agiyAra-bAramI sadInA rAjakAraNanA ATApATAnA ane khaTapaTone khyAla Ape che. A navalane gujarAtImAM saMpAdita karavAnI gopALadAsanA manamAM uddabhavelI preraNA temanA atyAranA saMdarbhamAM pUrAtana kahI zakAya tevA samayanA itihAsa aMgenA saMpAdakanA rocaka abhyAsanI zAkha pUre che. gopALadAsa dvArA saMpAdita ane gujarAtamAM sauthI vadhAre leAkapriya nIvaDelI vikaTara hyugonI racanA 'le-mijherAbla' che. gopALadAsabhAIne A vizvaprasiddha navalane gujarAtImAM saMpAdita karavA mATe IjhAbela hepamuDa' mULa phrenca bhASAmAM lakhAyelI navalakathAnA aMgrejI anuvAdanA Azaro lIdhA hAya ema jaNAya che. aMgrejI anuvAda atyaMta jhINA TAIpAM lagabhaga 1400 pAnAMmAM vistarelA che, ane temAM aneka pAtrAnuM nirUpaNa karavAmAM AvyuM che. paraMtu ATalA meTo vistAra dharAvatI navalakathAnuM gopALadAse atyaMta kuzaLatApUrvaka cAraso pacAsa pRSThomAM samAviSTa thAya e rIte saMkSepa karIne saMpAdana karyuM che. A saMkSipta saMpAdananI khUbI e che ke, mULa pustakanA lagabhaga pAMcamA bhAgamAM ja samagra kathAne saMgrahita karavAmAM AvelI hAvA chatAM, eka paNa mahattvanA pAtranuM caritralekhana te cUkayA nathI ke kAMya rasakSati thatI hoya tema lAgatuM nathI. vArtAne taMtu paNa kayAMya tUTatA hoya tema jaNAtuM nathI ane je hetuthI saMpAdaka A vizvavikhyAta navalanuM saMpAdana karavA prerAyA hatA, te hetu barAbara saMpUrNa rIte jaLavAyeA che, enI chApa A saMkSeSanA vAcanathI vAcakanA mana upara paDayA vinA rahetI nathI. saMkSipta kRti anuvAdita hovA chatAM maulika hAya tevI lAgaNI vAcakanA mana upara utpanna kare che. saMpAdita kRti atyaMta utsAhita thaIne ane keTalAka leAkapriya nIvaDI kadAca A lAkapriyatAthI sAhi ya rasikonA Agrahane vaza thaI sAmAnya

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95 gopALadAsa paTelanI jIvanasAdhanA zikSita varga, ane vidyArthIo paNa A navalanI kathAvastuthI atireka thaI zake te hetuthI gopALadAse A pustakano vikrama saMkSepa lagabhaga 180 pAnAmAM ane jarAka moTA TAIpamAM prasiddha karAvyo che. A vikrama saMkSepa paNa sArI evI lokacAhanA prApta karI zakyo che. pustaka vAMcanAranA mana upara tenAM mukhya pAtro DI-paragaNAnA bizapa cArlsa mirela, pustakanI zarUAtathI aMta sudhI jenuM bRhada pAtrAlekhana thayuM che te navalane mukhya nAyaka jIna vAlajIna, ane mAnavIya mUlyo karatAM paNa sarakArI hedAnI pharajanuM mUlya vadhAre che tevI mAnyatA dharAvatA ane tene amalamAM mUkatA polIsa aphasara "jAvaTe vAcakanA mana upara amITa ane aviramaraNiya chApa mUkI jAya che. vikTara hyugonI bIjI eka navalakathA "TeIlarsa oNpha dhI sI'ne paNa gopALadAse atyaMta saraLa ane recaka bhASAmAM saMpAdita karI che. prema ane balidAna'nA mAnavIya guNonuM citralekhana karatI A navalakathAno saMpAdita anuvAda paNa aJta lokapriya nIvaDyo che. hRgonI vizvAdara pAmelI anya kRtio "lAphiMgamena', "hecabeka oNpha netradAma', ane 'nAinTI zrI' paNa gopALadAse gujarAtImAM saMpAdita karI che. ahIM cArlsa DikansanI be navalo je gujarAtImAM gopALadAse saMpAdita karI che te pikavika kalaba' ane "dhI oDa kyuriyasITI zaoNpa'ne ullekha karI saMtoSa mAnIzuM. nepALadAsane sAhityanI abhiruci ane abhyAsano vyApa mAtra iMglenDa ane phrAnsanA sAhitya-svAmIonI kRtio pUratuM maryAdita nahato. raziyAnI sAhitya sRSTimAM jemaNe gaNanApAtra pradAna karyuM. tenA zreSTha sAhitya-svAmInI kRtione UMDo abhyAsa karelo. ane A paikInI keTalIka kRtio temaNe athAga parizramathI saMpAdita karI gujarAtanI sAhityapremI janatAne liyo TolsTaoNya ane dastAvaskI jevA sAhitya-samrATonI kRtione paricaya karAvyo che. liyo TolasTaoNya kRta "rijharekazana'ne gujarAtImAM saMpAdita punarutthAnanA DasTaskI kRta kAIma enDa panizamenTa' uparathI saMpAdita "guno ane saja ne ullekha karavo rahyo. mAnavasvabhAva ane rAjakAraNa upara AdhArita pustako uparAMta baMgAtmaka, hAsyarasika, sAhityanA kSetramAM gepALadAsano rasa ane abhyAsanI anusUci

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eka jhalaka 196 darzAvatA speniza lekhaka sarvAMtanI kRti 'DaoNna kivakasoTa'nuM gujarAtImAM gApALadAsa dvArA thayeluM saMpAdana temanI sAhityarucinI sarvadeziyatAne nirdeza kare che. vizvanI upara ullekhita sAhitya kRti ane dharmakathA geApALadAsanA mAnavajIvananAM tamAma aMgeA ane AyAmeAmAM jIvaMta rasa hovAnI sAkSI pUre che. temanI dareka anuvAti yA saMpAdita kRti vAcakanA mana upara te maulika kRti hAvAnI chApa upasthita kare che. temanI kRtie gujarAtI, bhASAne samRddha karI che. gopALadAsa temanA nidhana pahelAM lagabhaga 20-25 varSathI lakavAnA rogathI pIDAtA hatA ane payArIvaza rahyA. A naisagika utsarganI jhADApezAba jevI kriyAo paNa pathArImAM ja karavI paDe tevI temanI zArIrika sthiti hatI. lakhavA mATe temane payArImAM ja phuTIka vALelI sthitimAM lekhanakArya karavuM paDatuM. emanA kuTuMbIjanAnA sAtha ane sahakAra - temane na maLyo hota to kadAca zArIrika azakti chatAM mananI kAryakSamatAe temane gujarAtI janatAne yuropanA sAhitya samrATonI avismaraNiya kRtionI navAjez karI che. te temanA sAhityaprema ane gujarAtanI janatA mATenI temanI pharaja parastInI ghotaka che. gopALadAse gujarAte je sAhityanI navAjeza karI che, te gujarAtI sAhityanA eka avicchanIya bhAga banI gaI che ane te gujarAtI bhASA jyAM sudhI jAMta raheze tyAM sudhI jIvaMta rahevA sarjAyelI che. - zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane zrI. gopALadAsa paTelanI pAMca askAmate buddhivAdI, nirbhayatA, dezadAjha, gAMdhI-bhakti ane satyanA upAsaka -- gAMdhIjI pratye saMpUrNa samarpaNa. A guNNAe temanuM sAhitya ane keLavaNI jagatamAM gAMdhIjI ane kAkAsAheba kAlelakara pachI taratanuM sthAna sthApita karI ApyuM. vizvasAhityanA dhodha vahevaDAvAmAM maganabhAI, gopALadAsa ane puru che. paTelanI tripuTI UbhI thaI. maganabhAI desAInI 30mI puNyatithie vizva-sAhityanI suvarNa jayaMtIne mahAtsava Ave che. A prasaMge bahAra paDanAra temanI vADamaya sevAnA graMthamAM mArI bhAvabharI aMjali A tripuTIne arpaNa karuM chuM. AsamAnI-sulatAnInA khapparamAM paNa A zubha kAryane jIvatuM rAkhanAra saune vaMdana. A aneAkhA jJAnayajJamAM bhAga lenAra sone dhanyavAda ! tA. 1-12-2003 aMDavAkeTa javallAla gIradharalAla zAha

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zrI. gopALadAsa paTelanI graMthAlaya-sevA 1920nA asahakAranA AMdolanamAM gUjarAta vidyApIThanI mahAtmA gAMdhIe sthApanA karI. koI paNa vidyApIThane pitAnuM graMthAlaya hovuM joIe, e daSTie 1920thI ja vidyApITha graMthAlayane prAraMbha thayo. sAthe sAthe purAtattava maMdiranuM graMthAlaya "zrImad rAjacaMdra jJAnabhaMDAra'nA nAmathI oLakhAyuM. 1928mAM vidyApIThanAM dhyeyanI racanA sAthe vidyApIThanuM graMthAlaya paNa eka banyuM ane gUjarAta vidyApITha graMthAlayanA nAmathI zarU thayuM. vidyApIThanI judI judI pravRttio mATe judI judI samitio racAtI ema graMthAlaya samitinA maMtrI tarIke 1949-50thI zrI. gopALadAsa paTela nI mAyA. teo gUjarAta vidyApIThanA snAtaka te hatA ja ane judA judA dharmonAM suMdara pustakonuM nirmANa paNa karyuM hatuM. te vakhate vidyApIThane samaya savAre 8 thI 10 ne bapore 12-30 thI 5-30 hatA. 1952 mAM snAtaka thaIne A graMthAlayanA kaoNpIrAITa vibhAgamAM mArI nimaNUka thaI. gopALadAsanA hAtha nIce lagabhaga 10 varSa kAma karavAnI taka maLI. A samaya daramyAna AcArya vinobAjIne graMthAlaya batAvavAnuM kAma maMtrIzrIe mane sepyuM hatuM - ThaMDInA divasemAM vahelI savAre teo AvyA hatA. amArA graMthapAla zrI. cunInAla 50 bAroTane sAMbhaLavAnI ane bolavAnI takalIphane kAraNe mane A lAbha maLyo hato. vinobAjIe bahu rasapUrvaka graMthAlaya nihALyuM hatuM. - zrI. gopALadAsabhAI roja savAre ane sAMje graMthAlayamAM AvatA. badhI TapAle barAbara jotA ane jarUrI sUcanAo ApanA. 1932 nI gerakAyade koMgresanA adhivezanamAM teo gujarAta koMgresa taraphathI dilhI gayelA ne tyAM. aMgreja sarakAre leAko upara ghoDA doDAvyA hatA, temAM gopALadAsane page bhAre IjA thavAthI teo nIce besI zakatA nahi, tethI vidyApIThamAM sauthI pahelAM khurazI-Tebala emane mATe graMthAlayamAM AvyAM. Aje paNa vidyApIThamAM moTA bhAganI beThako nIce gAdI-takviAnI ja che. A ja bhAratIya paraMparA che.

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eka jhalaka gopALadAsabhAI Azrama roDa para vADaja pAse cAMpAnera sosAyaTImAM bhADAnA gharamAM rahetA. kAyama basamAM Ave ne basamAM jaya. eka vAra paisA bhUlI javAthI mArI pAse be-cAra AnA mAgyA, meM ApyA ke tarata ja bIje divase mane parata karyA. eTalI ja sAdAI ne eTalI ja cokasAI emanA jIvanamAM hatI, jene lAbha graMthAlayane paNa maLyo hate. graMthAlayamAM pustaka khullA gheDA para rAkhavAmAM Ave che. Ane kAraNe cArIne bhaya rahe, paNa vAcakonI sagavaDa khAtara A vyavasthA gopALadAsabhAIe paNa cAlu rAkhI ane emanA samayamAM graMthAlayanAM tamAma pustakanuM vargIkaraNa karavAnuM kAma upADyuM hatuM. amArA graMthapAla zrI. cunIlAla bAroTajI raMganAthI vargIkaraNanA niSNAta ane moTe bhAge temaNe ja te samaya sudhInAM pustakonuM vargIkaraNa karyuM hatuM. kaoNpIrAITa vibhAganAM gujarAtI pustakonuM vagIkaraNa mane sepavAmAM AvatAM roja niyamita karato ane graMthapAlazrI roja AvIne te joI jatA. A aMge graMthapAla tAlIma varga dara varSe gujarAtI pustakAlaya maMDaLa tarakathI cAlato. emAM mane gopALadAsabhAIe ja mokalyuM ane ene kAraNe lagabhaga 15 varSa meM graMthAlayamAM kAma karyuM. graMthAlayanI sAthe sAthe tenuM vAcanAlaya paNa ati samRddha hatuM. deza-paradezanAM vividha bhASAonAM seMkaDo sAmAyiko AvatAM hatAM. amerikAthI nIkaLatuM aMgrejI sAptAhika "manasa' teo avazya jotA ane tenI vAta karatA. ane gujarAtI vAcakane keTalIka sAmagrI temAMthI pIrasatA. aselA graMthAlaya vidyApIThanA mULa makAnamAM meDA para DAbI bAjunA oraDAmAM goThavavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. AjhAdI pachI gAMdhI smAraka nidhimAMthI Arthika madadane kAraNe sau prathama graMthAlayanuM makAna "gAMdhIbhavana' 1952mAM bAMdhavAnuM zarU thayuM ane 1955mAM navA makAnamAM graMthAlaya khaseDAyuM, janA makAnamAM graMthAlayanA kAma bAbate eka vAra mane bolAvIne mArI bhUla jaNAvI. hakIkatamAM e bhUla mArI nahotI, paNa meM sAMbhaLI lIdhuM. bIje divase gopALadAsabhAIne khyAla AvatA tarata mane bolAvIne kahyuM, "dazarathalAla, kAle meM tamane kahyuM hatuM, paNa e bhUla tamArI nahatI, e mane khabara paDI." AvI hatI temanA mananI moTAI. amArA mahAmAtra ne AcAryazrI maganabhAI desAI mATe emane khUba mAna. eka divasa mane kahe, "gAMdhIjI pachI eka mAtra gAMdhIvicAravALA

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AtmArthI gApALAsa paTela 29 maganabhAI desAI che, " ATalI badhI emanA pratye bhakti hatI. 1961mAM jyAre mu. maganabhAIe mahAmAtra ne AcArya-padethI rAjInAmuM ApyuM, tyAre ghaDIneAye vicAra karyA vagara tarata ja vidyApIThamAMthI rAjInAmuM ApanAra geApALadAsa paTela hatA. emanI vidyApITha pratyenI bhakti apAra hatI ane graMthAlaya mAraphate emaNe potAnI sevA saMsthAne ApI hatI, seTelAITa vistAramAM suMdara graMthAlaya sthapAya tevI zrI. maganabhAI ane zrI, gApALadAsanI jabarI IcchA hatI. Ane mATe zrI. pu. che paTelane A baMne vidrAnoe "graMthAlaya" nI rUparekhA ane pustako paNa bheTa ApyAM hatAM. A graMthAlaya temanI pavitra smRtimAM zarU paNa thayuM che. baMne vaDIleAne vaMdana! tA. 23-10-2007 AtmArthI geApALadAsa paTela (1) jIvana jharamara : koI paNa vyaktinA samagra vyaktitvane eka bhAve ke eka zabdathI varNavavuM muzkela bharyuM che. zrI. geApALadAsa paTela gAMdhIvicArathI raMgAI vidyApIThamAM abhyAsa karI sevA karI, gRhastha dharma bajAvI, svAmI hajurAnaMdajInI nizrAmAM peAtAnA jIvanane samarpita karI eka AtmArthI ke mumukSu -- sAdhakanI jema jIvI gayA. AtmArthI e che jenuM jIvanalakSya AtmakhAja che. jIvananAM sarva kAryo te AtmakhAja mATe arpaNa kare che. adhyAtma vastu eka evI gUDha, ane sUkSma tathA ati UMcI AMtara avasthA che; tene lAyaka banavA mATe vyaktinA mana, buddhi-cittamAM prathama kheDANa, nIMdAmaNa vagere thAya te pachI ja yAgya avasare koI samartha guru-mukha dvArA sAdhanAnuM yogya bIjanuM AropaNa thavuM joIe. gurumukha eTale pUrNa guru - sadguru je paramAtmA tattvarUpa hoya che. sau saMtAe jenI adhyAtma mArgamAM sauthI vadhu anivAryatA darzAvelI che. dazarathalAla zrI. gApALadAsa paTelanA jIvananA vividha prasaMge, vAMcana, lekhana, saMpAdana, patrakAratva vagere tathA vividha vyaktionA samAgama vagerene temanA vyaktitva para viziSTa prabhAva paDayo che. ane temane AtmArtha tarapha preryA te temanA jIvanacaritrane jotAM spaSTa pratitI thayA vinA rahetI nathI.

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eka jhalaka koI paNa vyaktinA vyaktitvane jANavuM hoya te tenA pUrvajavana viSe jANavuM Avazyaka bane che. zrI. gopALadAsa paTela khAdInAM sapheda dhotI-jhabhbhA ane UMcI dIvAlavALI TopI paheranArA eka sadgRhastha hatA. dhIra-gaMbhIra, echA bAlA, bAhya rIte nALiyeranA kocalA jevA kaThaNa-kaDaka, AgrahI; paraMtu aMdarathI atyaMta ju, saumya paradu:khe dravI janArA, gupta rIte madada karanArA, svaprazastinA virodhI, atyaMta cAkasAI ane jhINavaTavALA, gAMdhIvicAranA samarthaka ane naherunItinA bhAre AleAcaka, dezadAjha ane te mATe bhAre Akroza vyakta karanArA tathA vedhaka kalama calAvanArA, nIDara patrakAra, ciMtanazIla, svataMtra vicAraka, gujarAtI sAhityamAM 'vAcaka'nA nAmathI lakhanAra, graMthasamAleAcaka, jaina, hiMdudharma, yAga vagere tattvajJAnanA abhyAsI ane saMskRta, aMgrejI graMtheAnA siddhahasta agragaNya anuvAdakonI harALanA samartha saMpAdaka vagere dvArA gujarAtI sAhityamAM amUlya pradAna ApanArA hAvA chatAM ochA jANItA hatA. temaNe peAtAnAM jIvananAM amUlya varSA gUjarAna vidyApITha mATe aSTa ane eka bhakta tarIke zrI. maganabhAI desAI sAthe temanA paDachAyAnI jema mana daIne, prANa daIne, saMpUrNa sevAbhAvanAthI vinA vetane, anAsaktabhAve, eka AtmArthI sAdhakanI adAthI jIvana saMpanna karyuM. ... temane janma kheDA jillAnA saradArasAhebanA gAma karamasadamAM 28 eprila 1905nA divase eka madhyama varganA vaiSNava pATIdAra kuTuMbamAM thayA hatA. temanA pitAjInuM nAma jIvAbhAI revAbhAI paTela ane mAtRzInuM nAma hIrAbA hatuM. tathA nAnAbhAInuM nAma aMbAlAla hatuM. te saradArasAhebanA najIkanA kuTuMbI thatA hatA. pitA zikSita ane pratiSThita AgevAna hatA. zrI. geApALadAsa paTelanuM prAthamika zikSaNa karamasadamAM ane mAdhyamika zikSaNa umareThamAM thayuM hatuM. teo 1920nI AjubAjumAM gAMdhIjInA svarAjyanA AMdolanathI zALAnA zikSaNakALathI ja AkarSAyA hatA, ane deza-sevAnI bhAvanAthI gAMdhIvicAre prerAI laDatamAM joDAvAnI bhAvanAthI gAMdhIjIe sthApelI ' vidyApITha'mAM kaoNleja zikSaNamAM joDAyA. te samaye vidyApITha elisabrija pAse AgAkhAna mahelamAM cAlatuM hatuM. tyAM gujarAta mahAvidyAlayamAM abhyAsa karI tA. 26-10-1924mAM prathama vargamAM dharma ane tattvajJAta * viSayamAM snAtaka thayA ane gAMdhIjInA haste 4thA padavIdAna samAraMbha tA. 5-12-1925mAM "AryavidyA viSArada"nI padavI prApta karI hatI.

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AtmArthI gopALadAsa paTela 301 tyAre temanI uMmara 20 varSanI haze. temanAM lagna 19 varSanI vaye 1924 mAM sejItrAnA bhAIlAlabhAi paTela ke je te vakhatanA gAyakavADa sarakAranA prAMta subA hatA - temanI dIkarI kamaLAbahena paTela sAthe thayAM hatAM. snAtaka thayA pachI zrI. gopALadAsa paTelanI gujarAta vidyApIThamAM eka adhyApaka tarIke 1927-28 mAM nimaNuka thaI. tathA sAthe zrI. nagInadAsa pArekha, zrI. jhINAbhAI desAI (sneharazmi) vagere ema kula cAra snAtakone pasaMda karavAmAM AvyA. zrI. gopALadAsa paTela eka dhamAM darzAve che ke, huM vidyApIThamAM joDAyo tyAre vidyApITha' pAse AgAkhAnanA baMgalAmAM sthapAyeluM hatuM. te baMgalo asalAlInA bhulAbhAI paTele kharIdI lIdho hato. ane tenA pAchalA bhAgamAM eka cAlI paNa bAMdhelI hatI. zrI. maganabhAI desAI e cAlImAM rahetA hatA. teo gAMdhIjInA sAbaramatI satyAgrahAzramamAM joDAI gayA tyAre teo rahetA hatA te oraDI bhADe rAkhIne huM temAM rahevA lAgyo." zrI. jhINAbhAI desAI vidyApIThamAM adhyApaka tarIke zrI gopALadAsa sAthe joDAyA hatA teno ullekha potAnI AtmakathAmAM karatAM nedhe che, " bhulAbhAInI cAlImAM huM rahetuM hatuM. tyAM paDozamAM gopALadAsa paTela paDozamAM rahetA hatA. tathA bahena (jhINAbhAInI) pArvatI ane kamaLAbahena (gopALadAsanA panI) savAramAM sAthe snAna karavA sAbaramatI nadImAM jatAM." A samaye mahAvidyAlayamAM vargo levA uparAMta vinayamaMdiranA varSo paNa levAnuM thatuM hatuM. A samaye vidyApIThanuM mukhapatra - sAmAyika "purAtatva' nAme pragaTa thatuM hatuM. tenI prabaMdhaka samitimAM muni jinavijayajI, paMDita becaradAsa dozI, maulavI abu-jhapharanadavI, adhyApaka harinArAyaNa, adhyApaka rAmanArAyaNa pAThaka, rasikalAla cho. parIkhanI sAthe adhyApaka gopALadAsa paTelane paNa 1927thI temAM sAMkaLavAmAM AvyA hatA. AjhAdInI laDatane kAraNe gUjarAta vidyApITha avAranavAra japta thatI. e sthitimAM mahAvidyAlayanA adhyApako ane vidyArthIo paNa satyAgrahamAM anukuLatA anusAra joDAtA ane vyaktigata satyAgrahamAM bhAga letA. zrI. gopALadAsa paTela 1932 mAM vyaktigata satyAgrahamAM amadAvAdanI sAbaramatI jelamAM gayelA. A samaya daramyAna teo amadAvAdanA dudhezvara vistAramAM pitAjI sAthe rahetA hatA. pitAjIe milomAM upayogI sAmAna - rAca ane phaNI banAvavAnuM kArakhAnuM zarU kareluM hatuM. A samayamAM eka vakhata sAbaramatI nadImAM bhAre pura AvyuM. AthI kArakhAnAne ane gharane bhAre nukasAna thayuM

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eka jhalaka hatuM. A pachI amadAvAdamAM usmAnapurAnI bAjumAM cAMpAnera sosAyaTImAM makAna bhADe rAkhIne rahevAnuM goThavyuM dekhAya che. AgaLa joyuM ke zrI gopALadAsa paTela 1927thI vidyApIThamAM joDAyA tyArathI zrI. maganabhAI desAInA saMparkamAM Ave che. te samaye teo sAbaramatI AzramamAM sAyam prArthanAmAM jatA ane maganabhAI sAthe vAtecIta karavAno saMbaMdha zarU thAya che. A saMbaMdhathI zrI. gopALadAsa ane maganabhAI vacce premane, snehano taMtu majabUtapaNe baMdhAya che. tyArathI ja maganabhAI viSe temanA manamAM eka viziSTa vakIla tarIke AdarabhAva vikase che. maganabhAInA saMparkathI gopALadAsanA jIvanamAM svAmI hajurAnaMdajI sAthe saMparka thAya che. A samaya 1930nI AjubAjuno haze. e prasaMgathI gopALadAsajInA sAdhaka jIvana para bhAre asara thaI tathA maganabhAI desAI sAtheno eka gurubhAI tarIkeno vadhu ghaniSTha saMbaMdha baMdhAyo je jIvana paryaMta vadhune vadhu ghero banate gayo. madhya pradezanA khAcarodanA svAmI guru hajurAnaMdajI zIkhadharmI hatA. ananya premane kAraNe svAmIjI pALadAsa paTelanA ghera padhAryA hatA. je A aMgenuM koI spaSTa varSa nakkI karAtuM nathI. paraMtu gopALadAsa paTela noMdhe che tema "khAcarodavALA svAmIjI vaizAkha suda 11ne saMvata 1996 zanivAranA divase brahmalIna thayA. eTale A samaya I. sa. 1940no thAya. zrI. gepALadAsa paTela darzAve che ke temaNe "graMtha sAhebane 1933mAM padharAvyA che. A samaye temanuM cAMpAneranuM ja ghara hatuM. eTale 1940 pahelAM svAmIjI A prasaMge temanA gharamAM caraNa rAkhyA haze. je graMthasAhebanI padharAmaNIne nimittane havA vadhu saMbhava che. pitAnA sadugaranA je gharamAM caraNa paDyA te cAMpAneranA ghara vize temanuM mamatva rahyuM hatuM. jethI navuM ghara sTeDiyama pAse thatAM choDIne rahevA javA mATe mana kocavAyeluM. jUnuM ghara ghaNA samaya sudhI kADhayuM nahIM. pAchalI jiMdagI tyAM rahI ekalA sAdhanAmAM gALavAnI temanI icchA rahI hatI. gharamAM gurunI caraNaraja paDavI te eka guru bhakta mATe AjIvana saMbhAraNuM ja nahi paraMtu gRhastha jIvanamAM temanA AzIrvAda ane prabhAvanI niraMtaratA temaNe je anubhavI che te AtmArthI mATe ati mahattvanI ghaTanA che. zrI. gopALadAsa paTelanuM gRhasthajIvana patnI kamaLAbahenanA sAthamAM cAMpAneramAM sthapAI gayuM. temane janma 1910mAM sojItrAmAM thayo hato. ane gopALadAsa paTela sAthe 14 varSanI vaye lagna thayelAM. 1927mAM pati sAthe vidyApIThamAM kaoNlonImAM sAthe rahevA lAgyAM. svarAjyanI laDatanA

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AtmAthI gopALadAsa paTela 207 saMjogoe zrImatI kamaLAbahenane paNa patinI sAthe raMga lAgyo. "kivaTa inDiyA"nI laData vakhate mArI patnI kamaLAbahena Azrama (sAbaramatI) mAM UbhI thayelI pAMcakUvA daravAjA pAsenI paradezI kApaDanI moTI dukAne pikeTiMga karavA mATenI TukaDImAM joDAyAM hatAM te pakaDAIne thANA jelamAM gayAM. mArI patnInuM zarIra thANA jelamAM cheka bhAMgI paDyuM." gAMdhIvicArathI raMgAyelA patinI sAthe khAdI, sAdagI ane jelamAM javA sudhI sAtha Apyo. Ama eka Adarza sahadharmacAriNI tarIke patinI nizrAmAM - patine mArge cAlavAne - eka patiparAyaNa strI temanuM gRhajIvana suMdara rIte saMbhALyuM. jelamAM javAthI bhAMgI paDeluM zarIra joIe evuM sAruM thayuM nahi, 1939mAM eka putrane janma Apyo. teo eka atyaMta vaibhavazALI vaiSNava saMskAravALA pitRkuTuMbamAMthI AvyAM hatAM. paraMtu aneka agavaDo, takalIpho vacce patinI nizrAmAM patinA raMge raMgAI sAtha sahakAra ApI hamezAM bhakti-pUjAmAM rata rahetA. eka nAnI mAMdagInuM nimitta laI navA makAnamAM eka varSa rahI tA. 28-8-75nA divase 65 varSanI vaye potAnA eka putra-putravadhu ane temanAM traNa saMtAnonA bharyAbhAdaryA kuTuMba-saMsAramAM jIvI patinA caraNomAM jIvana pUruM karyuM. zrI. gopALadAsa paTela vidyApIThamAM 1927mAM joDAyA pachI adhyApana uparAMta purAtatvamaMdiranA kAryanI javAbadArI saMbhALI. 1935 thI 1939 sudhI jaina graMthamALAmAM maMtrI tarIke rahyA ane navajIvana presa dvArA vividha jaina graMthono gujarAtImAM anuvAdo ApyA. A badhA samaya daramyAna zrI. maganabhAI desAIne gAMdhIjIe vadhumAM mahilA AzramanI kAmagIrI mATe bolAvI lIdhA. tA. 3-8-1937 temane gujarAta vidyApIThanA mahAmAtranI kAmagIrI mATe niyukta karyA. AthI zrI, gepALadAsa paTelane puna: temane sAtha sAMpaDayo. je temanA jIvananA aMta sudhI avibhAjyapaNe rahyo. 1939mAM vidyApIThanuM navuM sAmAyika "zikSaNa ane sAhitya" zarU thayuM temAM zrI. maganabhAIe gopALadAsane saMpAdaka maMDaLamAM anya sAthIo - jugatarAma dave, naraharIbhAI parIkha, maNibhAI desAI, jIvaNajI desAInI sAthe lIdhA. AjhAdI pachI 1947thI mahAdevabhAI desAInA nAme mahAvidyAlayane puna: na ghATa ApavA mATe gAMdhIjInA AzIrvAda maLatAM navA AjIvana TrasTImaMDaLamAM zrI gopALadAsa paTelanI pasaMdagI thaI. temane saMsthAnA khajAnacI ane graMthAlaya samitimAM maMtrI uparAMta bIjI pAMca samitimAM sabhya tarIkenI javAbadArI soMpAI. Ama zrI gopALadAsa paTela 1927thI 1963

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eka jhalaka 304 sudhI saLaMga sUtre gUjarAta vidyApIThanA 36 varSa sudhI aMga rahyA. ane vinA vetane sevA karI. vidyApITha A samaye leAkabhaMDoLathI ja cAlatI hatI. prakAzana kArya mATe paNa anudAna jarUrI banatuM. A saMdarbhamAM vividha vyakti dvArA graMthaprakAzana zreNI mATe anudAna maLatuM hatuM. zrI. geApALadAsanA pitA jIvAbhAI paTele peAtAnA pitA revAbhAInA smaraNArthe dharmagraMthamALA calAvavA rU|. 6001nuM dAna 1942mAM ApyuM hatuM. A mALAmAM mukhyatve hiMdu dharmagraMthA gujarAtImAM utAravAnA uddezya che. sarva dharma samabhAvanI dRSTie anya dharmo, vidyA tathA darzananA paNa samAveza thAya che. A rIte zrI. geApALadAse tana, mana dhana vidyApIThane arpaNa karyuM hatuM. A badhA samaya daramyAna temaNe zrI. maganabhAI sAthe sipAInI jema rahI zikSaNa anesAhityamAM lekhanakArya, sArtha joDaNI koza, saMskRta koza, rAjaya vahivaTI pAribhASika koza, gUjarAta vidyApITha vAcanamALA taiyAra karavAmAM tathA vividha graMtheAnA anuvAda karI gUjarAta vidyApIThanA sAhitya sarjanamAM aMdAje 50 pustako jevA abhUtapUrva phALA ApyA che. . 19 satyAgraha zrI. maganabhAI desAI jevI samarpita vyaktine vidyApIThamAMthI chUTA thavuM paDayuM, tathA gAMdhI zatAbdI varSamAM kocaraba Azrama para polIsa kAravAI vidyApIThanA navA saMcAlakoe karI tethI teo bhAre vyathita thayA. ane * satyAgraha' patramAM khUba AkrozapUrvaka lekhA lakhyA. pachIthI 1969 mAM zrI. maganabhAInuM hArTa eNTekathI avasAna thayuM temane mana bhAre vajraghAta lAgyuM. temaNe A samaye zrI. maganabhAI viSenI vigato patramAM tA. 8-2-1969mAM rajU karI bhAre Akroza vyakta karyo. peAtAnI maraNAttara noMdhamAM noMdhe che ke, "mAre vidyApITha sAthe mAtra be jaNa sAthe ja saMbaMdha che. . . . .. zrI. dezapAMDejI ane zrI. puru che. paTelanA kuTuMba sivAya bIjA koI mArA mitra ke saMbaMdhI vidyApIThamAM rahyA nathI. zrI. puru che0 paTela sAme vidyApIThavALAoe thAya eTalA kese karyA che. jamIna, makAne, kUvA, paisA e sau bAbate paNa kazAmAM phAvyA nathI." zrI. geApALadAsa paTelanuM hADa pahelethI nabaLuM hatuM. tethI vAraMvAra tabiyata bagaDI jatI. AvI sthitimAM zrI. maganabhAI desAI Adarza guru rUpa vaDIlanI chatrAchAyA javAthI temane e ghA ghaNA bhAre thaI paDayo. temanA jIvanamAM jANe zUnyAvakAza pedA thayA. pachIthI zrI. maganabhAIe aMgrejI navalakathAomAMthI keTalAkanA sArAnuvAda karavA temane sUcaveluM te yAda karI puna: peAtAnI kalama cAlu karI. bhAI pu che0 paTela dvArA * parivAra prakAzana ******

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sAgopALadAsa paTela 10Y/; * . C saMsthA' 1962mAM zarU karI. A traNa maganabhAI desAInAM lakhANa uparAMta prakhyAta videzI navalakathAne rasAnuvAda, temaNe rajU karavAnuM cAlu karyuM 1964mAM cAMpAnera semAyaTI-nuM makAna cheADI sTeDDiyama pAsenA navA makAnamAM rahevA AvyA. eka varSanA samayamAM temanAM dharmapatnI TUMkI mAMdagImAM 1975mAM avasAna pAmyAM. temanA jIvanamAM A bIjo moTo AghAta AvyA. thoDA samaya pachI paganA du:khAvAne kAraNe DhIMcaNanuM oNparezana' thayuM. pachI ekAeka TI,bI.nI takalIpha thaI ane be varSa lAMbI mAMdagImAM rahyA. A badhI bhAre davAnA DojhanuM riekazana AvatAM teo dhIredhIre pakSaghAtanI asaramAM sarI paDayA. 1976-77mAM kamarathI nIcenA baMne pagane samagra bhAMga pakSAghAtano bhega banI gayA. AthI teo saMpUrNa paNa pathArIvaza jevA thaI gayA. samagra zarIra bhAMgI paDayuM. Ama zarIranI bhAre majabUrI' temane AvI paDI, paraMtu AMtara "mana dhaiNuM majabUta hatuM. zarIranI AvI hAlatamAM paNa temaNe sUtAM sUtAM pAnuM lekhanakArya cAlu rAkhyuM. aMgrejI navalakathAono uttama anuvAda ApyA, bIjI bAju tee atara sAdhanAmAM UMDAne UMDA UtaratA gayA. beThA beThA graMthasAhebanA pATha thatA ne hAI sUryAM sUtAM karavAnuM goThavyuM. peAtAnA svAmI guru hajurAnaMdajInI kAyamI smRti tarIke maganabhAI desAI dvArA agADuM" " sukhamanI" (1936) ane japujI " (1938) gujarAtamAM anuvAdo thayA hatA. te kramamAM "guru nAnakanI vANI' bhegI karI jA" nAmanuM eka suMdara sutaka taiyAra karyuM. je temanA sadgurunuM tarpaNarUpa kA" gaNAvI zakAya. te te maraNAttara beMka noMdha tA: 27-2-1984 : 5 pAnamAM peAtAnA suputrane uddezIne noMdhe 1930-32nA arasAmAM huM relagADImAM besI, khAcarAda (svAmIjI mahArAja pAse) jatA hatA. tyAre sAme ja beThelA dilhI kRta eka gRhasthe vagara pUchaye mAruM AyuSya 80 varSanuM jaNAvyuM hatuM. tathA, tamArAM bA (vihArIdAsanAM mAtuzrI kamaLAbahena) sadhavA avasthAmAM paraleAka sidhAvaze ema paNa jaNAveluM. te arasAmAM mArI tabiyatu lAMbA vakhatathI eTalI badhI bagaDelI rahetI ke huM ja pahelA jaIza, ema mane lAgatuM hatuM. paraMtu tamArAM bA(kamaLAbahena)nI bAbatamAM te gRhasthe kahelI vAta sAcI paDavAthI, mAruM 80muM varSa AvavAnuM thatAM meM amuka taiyArI karavA mAMDI che. temAM khAsa karIne mAruM " AMjagraMthI " pustaka maiM graMthasAhebamAMthI zraddhApUrvaka taiyAra kareluM hAI tene chapAyeluM jaoNvAnI mArI icchA hatI, tema ja meM anuvAda 20 - 20 "C 66 che. 2 '' **

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eka jhalaka 33 kareluM " te mijhareblu " (vikaTara hyugA kRta navalakathA) paNa alabhya thayuM hAI tenI paNa bIjI AvRtti sudhArIne chapAvI javAnI icchA hatI, te be pustako para mArI khAsa mamatA hatI. A noMdhamAM "maiM amuka taiyArI karavA mAMDI che" te mAtra pustako chapAvavA pUratI ekalI na hatI. 80 varSanI uMmara pachI jIvana saMkelavAnI pUrva taiyArI bhAkhelA bhAvinA saMdarbhamAM temaNe zraddhApUrvaka zarU karI dekhAya che. peAtAnA suputrane maraNAttara noMdha dvArA peAtAnA jIvananI keTalIka ghaTanAo je Aja dina sudhI kazI ja jaNAvI ja nathI jevI ke pote zIkhadharma svIkAryo che, svAmI guru hajurAnaMdajIne guru tarIke sthApyA che, khAcarIda gurudhAmamAMnA gurudvArAnA te TrasTI che, dara varSe niyamita Arthika sevA te mAkale che, vagere uparAMta peAtAnA maraNa pachI mRtyunoMdhamAM zuM ApavuM, agnidAha kayA prakAre karavA, mRtyu pachInI karAtI zrAddha kriyAmAM zuM zuM karavuM, zuM zuM na karavuM tathA tene mATenA temanA khulAsA vagere aMgenI noMdhA temaNe karavAnuM cAlu kareluM. tathA dara varSe te nedhamAM tArIkha nAkhI joI sudhArI kharuM karyAnI neoMdha paNa karelI temAM jovA maLe che. eka AtmArthI jIve peAtAnA mananI keTalI badhI spaSTatA keTalI hada sudhInI karI che te navAI pamADe tevI sthiti che. jiMdagInAM chellAM varSomAM temaNe zrI. pu0 che. paTelane kahyuM ke, "meM zrI, maganabhAI desAInA kahevAthI keTalIka aMgrejI navalakathAne gujarAtImAM anuvAda karIne ApavAnA prayatna karyo. paraMtu tethI have thAkayo chuM. have aMtakALe A bhAgI samAjanI kathAo ane temanA rAjakIya kAvAdAvAonI duniyAthI mAruM mana vyagratA anubhave che. tethI te baMdha karavuM ghaTe." ane puna: dharma ane AdhyAtmika sAhityanA sarjana tarapha potAne kendrita karavAnA prayatna karyo. jenA paripAkarUpe temaNe graMthasAhebanA AdhAre ' paMjagraMthI ' ane peAtAnA nitya japa mATe " japamALA" taiyAra karI. A pramANe temaNe bIjA saMtAmAM palaTu, nAnaka, vagere saMtAnI zreNI taiyAra karavAnuM zarU karyuM ane te samayamAM 1996mAM temaNe 2jI julAIe peAtAnA pArthIva dehane tyAga karI gurunA caraNAmAM kAyama mATe cAlyA gayA. zrI. gopALadAsa paTele A rIte samagra jIvana gAMdhI-vicArane rAhe cAlI deza mATe, vidyApITha mATe, maganabhAI jevA sAdhaka vaDIlanA paDachAyA rUpe rahI peAtAnA svAmI guru hajurAnaMdanA zaraNamAM samagra jIvana eka

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sAbhArthI geApALadAsa paTela sAdhaka tarIke AtmArthI jIvanacaryA jIvI uttama dhArmika ane tAttvika sAhityanuM saMpAdana, lekhanakArya karI " jayAM kI tyAM dharI dInI cadariyA. "3 ra (2) jIvana para prabhAva: zrI. gopALadAsa paTelanA jIvanamAM pratyakSapaNe keTalIka vyaktione ane parokSapaNe je sAhitya sarjana karyuM che te mATe je svAdhyAya temaNe karyA che jeNe temanA AMtara kalevarane ghaDayAM che tema spaSTa joI zakAya che. vyaktinA prabhAvamAM (1) gAMdhIjI ane saradAra sAheba (2) khAcarodavALA zIkhaguru hajurAnaMdajI (3) zrI. maganabhAI desAI mukhya che. ' (1) gAMdhIjInA rASTrIya caLavaLanA vicArothI AkarSAIne kaoNleja zikSaNa mATe anya yunivarsiTImAM na javAne badale gUjarAta vidyApIThanA zikSaNamAM dAkhala thayA ane khAdI, dezadAjha, jelamAM javuM, vidyApIThamAM sevA mATe joDAvuM vageree temanA jIvana para bhAre prabhAva mUkayo che. ane jIvanabhara tene varelA rahyA, te saradAra vallabhabhAI paTelanA najIkanA kuTuMbI hoI nikaTatAnA bhAva, temanI tArkika ane vyavahAralakSI sUjha, bAraDolInI kheDUtonI laData ane dezanA navanirmANamAM temane phALA vagere temane mana preraNArUpa hatAM. 3.7 (2) svAmI - guru hajurAna`dajI H madhya pradezamAM ujjaina vistAramAM ratalAmathI dilhI relve lAIna para trIjuM sTezana khAcaroda" gAme zIkhadharmanA yogI svAmI hajurAnaMdajInA I.sa. 1930mAM temane paricaya thayA lAge che. paraMparAgata rIte peAtAnA paitRka vaiSNava dharmanA jIvana saMskAra to temane maLyA hatA. paraMtu puSTImArgI vaiSNava dharma karmakAMDIya sthitimAMthI yoga ane gItA paranI zraddhAe rAjayAganI prakriyAmAMthI zIkhaguru paratve temanI zraddhA dRDha thAya che. zrI. geApALadAsa tA. 4-10-1992nI eka noMdhamAM noMdhe che ke, "30 varSa pahelAM (vAstavamAM 1930 joIe) zIkhadharma svIkAryo che. paMthanI rIte nahIM paraMtu zIkha gurue batAvelA mArga mane mAphaka Avyo hAvAthI meM te dIkSA lIdhI che. dIkSA paNa mArI peAtAnI pAsethI ja. koI zIkha AcArya pAsethI nahi." te zIkhadharma viSenI spaSTatA karatAM 4-10-92 nI noMdhamAM darzAve che ke, "dharmapaMthanI vAta Ave eTale gerasamaja thavAno saMbhava ane meM upara jaNAvyuM tema paMthanI rIte dIkSA lIdhI nathI." uparAMta temanI eka noMdha tA. 2-4-1989mAM 66

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* eka laka phe darzAve ke, 'zIkhadharma hiMdudharmanA ja sudhArA mAMthI phAMTo che. bhagavAnanA graMthasAhebamAM" rAma, 'kRSNa,zvAsudeva, dAme dara,* dhusUdana, dhanamALI ''evAM nAmeAe tathA allA, karIma, rahIma, khudA evAM nAmeAe paNa ullekha karelA che. brAhmaNA tema ja mullAM dvArA karAtA sthULa kriyAkAMDanuM temAM khaMna kareluM che. mUrtipUjAnuM paNa khaMDana che. tathA avatAravAdanuMpaNa. bhagavAnane jagatanuM saMcAlana karavA mATe avatAra levAno ke janma levAnI jarUra paDatI nathI. saMtA-bhakto dvArA te jagatamAM kalyANano mArga pravartamAna rAkhyA 41 kare che." TR / 4,1 ww A badhI vigato. eTaluM, spaSTa kare che ke zrI. gopALadAsa paTele svAmI hajurAnaMdajIne guru tarIke manAmana mAnI svaicchika rIte zIkhadharma ' svIkAryA che. paraMtu tenuM varSa karyuM te pUratuM spaSTa thaI zaMkatuM nathI, jo temanI / 30 varSanI uMmare te hoya te jemmavarSa 1905 hevAthI te 1935nuM varSa thAya. paraMtu zrI gopALadAsa paTelanA 16-10-1932ne lakhelA ` peosTakArDamAM te kuTuMbIjaeNnone pai!tAnA mAnelA guru svAmIjI hajurAnaMdane praNoma lakhI jaNAvatAM lakhe che ke, ' "pUjyuM 'svImIne nIcenuM lakhI` maiAkalaze. hari OM zrI sAkSAt ravaravA ahamavAcAya besTase` cho. 'vAttAnuMvAsa gopAladAsakA prabhu caranoMmeM 'maithA TekanA' / 'vi.' ApazrI kI kRpAse merI tabiyata bahuta acchI huI hai / aura idhara Aneke pahale ApakA nAma mAMga liyA thA vaha milA haiN"| " aura vaha nAmakA smaraNa mereMko N pasaMda karatA hU~ / .: (bhusAI gayeluM che.) / / ', . G :: 19 - mAtra AkAMkSA hai / bArAjA, bakSulAla, karnaiyAlAla, 'zrI 'kasturacaMda zeTha I. sabako carane meM praNAma / prabhuke varanAmeM mathA TenA / ' A patranoMdhathI spaSTa thAya che ke teo 1932mAM jelamAM gayA te pahelAM temaNe " nAma ke dIkSA lIdhelI che jenA saMdarbhamAM patramAM ullekha Ave che. uparAMta tA. 7-8-1986nI eka noMdhamAM (pAna 6) noMdhe che ......." khAcarodanA gurudvArAmAM padharAvelA 'graMthasAheba mArA ISTadeva ........I.sa. 1933mAM meM zIkhadharma svIkArI graMthasAhebane gharamAM padharAvyA che...... Ama A noMdha paNa 30 varSanI uMmara eTale 1935 thAya te sAthe sAMmaMta thavAtuM nathI. vadhumAMM 1987nI maraNAttara noMdhamAM tee noMdhe che ke, mArI lAMbI mAMdagI daramyAMnamArI DAyarI ke nedhAnuM ThekANuM na rahyuM hovAthI zIkhadharma svIkAravAnI tArIkha huM barAbara batAvI zakatA nathI. paraMtu vihArIdAsa(suputra)nA janma pahelAM cha varSa agAu te 'me' gharamAM graMthasAheba padharAvyA hatAM, tenI mane khAtarI che. eTale 1933mAM .. 66

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AtmArthI nepALadAsa paTela meM te dharma svIkAryo ke 30 varSanI uMmare svIkAryo e banne bAbate kalpita ja che." A temaNe pote ja potAnI gaDamathalanI sthiti darzAvI che. paraMtu A badhI nadhi parathI spaSTa tAravI zakAya che ke svAmI hajurAnaMdajIno saMparka 193031nA varSa daramyAna thayo hovo joIe ane pachI svaicchika rIte sAdhanAne te mArga temaNe manomana svAmIjIne guru mAnI svIkArela dekhAya che. gurugraMtha sAhebane potAnA gharamAM padharAvavAnuM teo te pachIthI eTale vacce jelayAtrA pachIthI ja eTale 1933nA varSanI noMdha vadhu yogya lAge che. Ama zrI. gopALadAsa paTelanuM jIvana 1930-31nuM varSa svAmI hajarAnaMdajInA saMgane kAraNe ghaNuM badhuM prabhAvita thAya che ane parivartana pAme che. kauTuMbika vaiSNava puSTi mArganA karmakAMDI saMskAramAMthI nIkaLI gItA ane upaniSadanA yogamArgane tathA guruparaMparAne - saMta mArgane svIkAra karI bhaktimArga pramANe potAnA jIvanane dhArmika AcAra goThavelo jaNAya che. potAnA guru svAmI hajAnaMdanI eka tejomaya tasavIra temanA cAMpAneranA gharamAM adhamayendra yogAsanamAM nirvastra sthitimAM divAnakhaMDamAM varSothI lagAvelI rahetI hatI. teo potAnA A guru viSe eka vakhata tA. 8-11-1993nA divase anAyAse darzAvelI vigatone pAchaLathI nedha karI lIdhelI te upayogI thaze. A sAdhu mULa paMjAbanA zIkha hatA. teo nAnI uMmarathI ja saMsArathI virakta sthitivALA hatA. gharamAM temane sau pAgala jevA gaNatA. khAvA-pIvAnuM paNa temane bhAna rahetuM nahi. bhaNavAmAM paNa mana coMTatuM nahIM. tema ja kAma dhaMdhAmAM paNa citta lAgatuM nahi. vAraMvAra dhyAna lAgI jatuM. kalAka sudhI zarIra jaDa thaI jatuM. eka vAra eka sAMkaDA neLiyAmAMthI jatA haze, dhyAna lAgatA rastA vacce ja besI gayA. eka gADAvALo Avyo. bahu bUmo pADI UThe ja nahi. teNe cAbuka mAryA toye kaI bhAna AvyuM nahi eka bIjA kheDUte oLakhI bAjumAM khaseDyA." eka vakhata khAcaroda khAte koI vyavasthita sAdhanA sthAna na hatuM tyAre moTA ghaTAdAra vRkSanI DALI para besIne dayAna karavAnuM kareluM. ghaTAdAra jhADa eTale koIne khabara paDe nahIM ane dhyAnabhaMga na thAya. thoDA divasa pachI tyAM eka rabArI khovAyeluM Dhera zodhate tyAM Avyo. jhADa nIce joDA paDelA joIne vahemAyo. ADIavaLI najara karI paNa koI dekhAvuM nahi. jhADa upara najara karI te jhADanI ghaTAmAM A sAdhu dhyAnamAM beThelA dekhAyA.

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eka jhalaka 310 404 40 teNe ghaNI bUme mArI paNa ghaNA samaya pachI samAdhi chUTI rabArIe kahyuM, bhAI nIce utara! kayAMka paDI javAze. chevaTe nIce utaryA, najIka ghara hatuM. dUdha lAvIne pIvaDAvyuM. " kahevAya che ke sAdhakanuM zarIra sAdhanA avasthAmAM AhAra vinA kevI rIte Take che? gItA darzAve che ke prakRti ane puruSa be paribaLA - saMsAramAM mukhya che. jyAre sAdhaka sAdhanAmAM deha - prakRti-mAMthI uparanI avasthAmAM jAya che tyAre prakRti Ape|Apa tenI saMbhALa kare che. te eka niyama che. jyAM sudhI te sAdhaka) prakRtimaya hato tyAM sudhI tene bAMdhI rAkhe che. baMdhanamAM rAkhe che. paraMtu jyAre tenAthI bahAra - mukta - upara caDhe che tyAre te tenI rakSaka bane che. rakhevALa bane che. ane tenA AhArapASaNanI javAbadArI le che. tethI sAdhakane sAdhanA daramyAna zarIra TakAvI rAkhavA mATe te AhAra pANanI vyavasthA kare che. Ama prakRti zarIranuM poSaNa kare che" " temaNe AgaLa darzAvyuM ke A guru rAjayoganI sAdhanAnA mArga darzAvatA. kAzIkAkA (maganabhAI desAInA vakIlakAkA)nI sAdhanA pUrI thaI eTale temaNe tyAM javAnuM baMdha karyuM prazna e thAya che ke sAdhakanI sAdhanA pUrI thAya te pachI A zarIra kema rahetuM haze? zarIra sAdhanA pUrI thAya ta chUTI javuM joIe. tyAre kahevAmAM Ave che ke jyAM sudhI deha dharmanuM karmaphaLa - pUruM na thAya tyAM sudhI deha chUTake nathI, e paNa karmaphaLa ja che. sAdhakanI sAdhanA pUrI thaI jAya to paNa jo dehakarma pUruM na thAya tyAM sudhI saMtA - sAdhako paNa peAte zarIra cheADIne jatA nathI, jaI zakatA nathI." zrI. gopALadAsa paTelanA uparanA vividha prasaMgA ane vicAro tathA jelamAMthI lakhelA patramAM darzAvelA svAmI guru hajurAnaMdane temanA jIvanamAM thayelA praveza e temanA jIvananI ghaNI meATI ghaTanA bane che. jelamAMthI lakhelA patramAM peAtAnA mAnelA guru paratve keTalI badhI zraddhA - TekanA ". Adara ane bhAva sthiti darzAve che - tenI kalpanA ja karavI rahI. te sthiti keI mAtra yuvAnI avasthAnI ghelachA na hatI, paraMtu samagra jIvanakALa daramyAna te bhAva, samarpaNa, Adara, zraddhAbhAva temanA jIvanamAM vahyA karyAM che. gharamAM graMyasAhebane padharAvavuM, niyamita pATha be kalAka beThA beThA smaraNa ke pATha karavA vagere niyama jIvanamAM kAyama karavA vagere sthiti guru bhaktinAM darzana karAve che. vadhumAM tA. 8-11-1993nI maukhika rajUAta guru paratvenI atUTa zraddhA kevI che tenI temanI mana:sthitinAM darzana karAve che. dharma ane tattvajJAnanA abhyAsI, yoga ane darzanazAstro .. mathA -

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AtmA nepALadAsa paTela 311 viSenA tavadarzI lekhaka "guru paraMparAmAM potAne kevA ane keTalI mAtrA sudhInI zaraNa bhAvanI sthitinAM darzana thAya che. bhakti-sAdhanA guru vinA zakya nathI te graMthasAhebane prathama siddhAMta temanAmAM suMdara rIte daDhibhUta thayele dekhAya che. te mATe teo pite ja nedhe che ke, "sadaguru vinA Izvara na maLe, paraMtu sadgurumaya IzvaranI kRpA hoya to ja prApta thAya! arthAtu saddagurune oLakhavA - pAmavA mATenI lAyakAta janmojanmanI taiyArIrUpe lobhI thavI joIe. ane mATe koI "insTanTa" upAya heta nathI." ane te mATe guru mATenI taDapa, guru zaraNAgati, guru caraNamAM daDhatA - prema paratIta, guru IzvararUpa che tevI AMtara bhAvanA vikasavI e bIjo mukhya siddhAMta che. zrI. gopALadAsa paTele jelamAMthI lakhelA 15-10-1932nA posTakArDamAM svAmI hajurAnaMdajIne karelA saMbodhanamAM "Izvara svarUpa" zabda prayoga karyo che te graMthasAhebanI bhAvanAne yathAyogya - anurUpa che. ane "caraNomAM mathA TekanA" - guru caraNamAM zaraNabhAva eTalo ja mahattvano bhakti siddhAMtane marma tattva che. eka tattvaciMtaka, gAMdhI-vicAranA anuyAyI zrI. gopALadAsa paTelanA AMtara mana para cheka yuvAna vayathI A bhAvane raMga lAge che je pAchalI avasthAe ghero banato rahyo che tenI pratIti karAve che. A mArthI jananuM A mahatvanuM jIvana lakSaNa che. vadhumAM tA. 8-11-1993 mAM karelI maukhika rajUAta dvArA sAdhakanI dhyAnamagna sthiti ane deha piSaNa tathA zarIra chUTavA viSenuM potAnuM ciMtana temanI potAnI jIvana sAdhanAne pariNAme vikaselA citananI kevI suMdara anubhUti che. karmabaMdhana che tyAM sudhI devabaMdhana che, jIva prakRtino aMza che. sAdhaka dazAmAM prakRti tenuM kevuM rakSaNapaSaNa kare che te prazna ane tene uttara temane maLyo che te temanI adhyAtma sAdhanAnuM amRtatattva ja kahI zakAya. zrI. gopALadAsa paTele svAmIjInA saMparkathI pote svaicchika rIte zIkhadharma svIkAre che te viSe AgaLa joI gayA. A saMdarbhamAM temanI zrachA keTalI badhI atUTa ane pAkI thayelI hatI te vize temanI maraNottara noMdha (jene tA. 20-8-1984 ane tA. 6-7-1993 tathA 30-71995 e kharI karelI che) pAna naM. 4 - che ke, "khAcaroda svAmIjI rahetA hatA te bagIcAmAM gurudvArA che. tyAMnA graMthasAhebane huM mArA ISTadeva mAnIne zIkhadharmamAM dIkSita thayo chuM. mArA jIvanamAM amuka kaTokaTInA prasaMgo AvelA, tyAre te graMthasAheba AgaLa nivedana karI karIne meM AzvAsana meLaveluM "

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eka jhalaka tyAMnA graMthasAhebane pUrNimAne divase 50) rUpiyAnA bhAga dharAvatA javAnA svAmIjInA nirvANa pachI meM saMkalpa karelA te pramANe dara cha mahiAne huM 300 rUpiyA te saranAme meAkalatA rahyo chuM.... te pramANe (maraNa pachI) mekalatA rahevA vinaMtI che, " gurunA zaraNamAM prema-pratitI prApta thayA pachI temanI zraddhA keTalI atUTa ane bhAvavAhI che tenI pratitI A nedha karAve che. bAhya dRSTie dekhAta A "karmakAMDa jevuM svarUpa hAvA chatAM peAtAnA manathI mAnelA guru paratvenA zraddhAbaLa ane tethI thayelI pratitI - keTalI ane kevA svarUpanI che tene mATe lekhaka pote ja sabaLa purAve! darzAve che. ane mRtyu pachI paNa zraddhAbhAvanA pratIka svarUpe guru caraNAmAM amuka rakama peAtAnA phaMDamAMthI mekalatA rahevuM tema suputrane vinaMtIrUpe darzAve che. koIne A sthULa bAhyAcAra dekhAya paNa sAdhakane jyAre koI anubhUti thAya che tyAre zraddhAnuM daDhikaraNa thAya che te sthiti tattvajJAnI zrI. gopALadAsa paTelanA buddhitattva para paNa kevA vijaya prApta karyA che tenuM pragaTIkaraNa che, je temanA Rju AMtaramana, zraddhAbaLane ane bhaktibhAvanA paripAka che. vadhumAM te AgaLa pAna 6-7 para te nedhe che, " khAcarodanA gurudvArAmAM padharAvelA graMthasAheba mArA ISTadeva che. tenI jamIne jamInadAranA vaMzajo vecI khAvA mAge che. tyAMnA graMthasAheba meM ApaNA ghera pahoMce tevI vyavasthA vicArelI che....... sAme bacubhAI jema temanA dAdAnA jaina apAsaro joDe sAcave che tema mArA graMthasAhebane sAcavajo, athavA saradAra guru caraNasiMha je kAMI vyavasthA sUcave te vicAro, saradAra gurucaraNasiMhane gurubhAI mAnyA che. mArI caraNa tithie graMthasAhebane prasAda karI sau saMbaMdhIone vaheMcavo." (pAna 9). A badhI noMdhA mRtyu pachI paNa jene pavitra, AdaraNiya ane jIvanamAM tenA vizeSa prabhAva paDayo che te dharma pustakane peAtAnA gurunI smRtinuM pustaka samajIne bhaktibhAvanuM ja karAyeluM nirUpaNa thatuM dekhAya che. ane peAtAnA manane gurucaraNamAM rAkhavAnA pratIkarUpe "graMthasAheba" paratvenI ananya vyaktibhAvanI abhivyaktinuM uttama svarUpanuM pragaTIkaraNa dekhAya che. svAmI hajurAnaMdajInA satsaMga ane prabhAvathI svayaM mAnelA ane svecchAe aMgIkAra karelA zIkhadharma dvArA AMtara sAdhanA temanA samagra jIvana daramyAna cAlu rahI che. roja 2 thI 2-30 kalAka graMthasAhebanAM padAnuM smaraNajapa karavAne temanA niyama hatA. ane pUrNa AsthAthI graMthasAhebane peAtAnA sadgurunuM pratIka samajI, pavitra mAnI tenI AgaLa agarabattI rUpI pUjA 31ra

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AtmArthI nepALadAsa paTela 313 karavAnuM goThaveluM hatuM. A badhAne kAraNe gurukRpAthI temanA jIvanamAM eka jabaradasta parivartana Ave che. je temanA paraMparAgata rIte vaiSNava dharmane paitRkavAra maLyuM haze te aMgenA ciMtanamAM Avyo che. teo potAnA suputrane vinaMtIrUpe maraNottara nadhinA lakhelA patramAM darzAve che, "mane bALapaNamAM "vaiSNava brahmasaMbaMdha' levarAvelo. paNa meTapaNe mArA upaniSadagItAnA abhyAsa pachI mane lAge ke puSTimArgane siddhAMta gItA ane upaniSadanA siddhAMtathI viruddha che. eTale meM tene tyAga karyo che." Ama sadUguru, graMthasAhebanAM padone abhyAsa tathA gItA-bhAgavata, upaniSada vagere viSe ciMtanapUrvaka kareluM ukhANa ane niyamita bhakti bhAvanI sAdhanAne lIdhe thatI AMtara anubhUtine pitAnA guruvANInA abhyAsa ane japa sAdhanAmAMthI nIpajelA "paMjajthI" pustakamAM teo noMdhe che ke, "zIkhadharma e saMtadharmanI mukhya ane tejasvI zAkhA che. zIkhaguruoe - saMtAe, IzvaranI bhakti karavAnI bAbatamAM kiyAkAMDanA ke sAdhanAkAMDanA bIjA kazA khaTATopa vinA, bhagavAnanA nAma smaraNa upara ja sIdhA sAdhA gRhasthajIvanane ja potAnA bhaktimArganA kendramAM - pAyA tarIke - sthApyuM. ema karavAthI eka bAju mUrtipUjA, maMdira, pUjArIo ane AcAryo - mahaMtanA bhAraNane cheda uDI gayo, ane bIjI bAju sanyAsa-dIkSA, maTha-Azrama, bhIkha tathA akarmaNyatAne paNa!".... saMtoe dharmane nAme rUDha thayele mithyA AcAronuM jALuM toDI AvyuM ane dharmapravAhane khATI rUMdhAmaNAmAMthI mukta karyo." pitAnA aMtima divasomAM cheka 1984thI mAMDIne 1995 sudhI lakhelI maraNottara nadhine vAraMvAra sudhArI tArIkho nAkhIne kharI karIne spaSTa noMdha karI che jemAM pitAnA mRtyu pachI chApAMmAM maraNanedhamAM lakhavuM, agni saMskAra aMge zuM zuM karavuM, ane kevI rIte karavuM, mRtyu bAda karAtI vidhio, piMDadAna, saravaNI, zrAddha, sajajAdAna, sagAMvahAlAMne mRtyu prasaMge ApavAmAM AvatI vAsaNa paisA jevI bAbatenA vyavahAramAM zuM karavuM, zuM na karavuM ane zA mATe na karavuM ane navuM je kAMI karavuM te kema karavuM, keTaluM karavuM vagere vize pUrI spaSTatA upara jaNAvyuM te varSo daramyAna dareka varSe nedha joI jarUrI sudhArAvadhArA karI aMtima rUpa ApyuM che. pitAnI maraNottara nedhamAM vividha bAbate vize teo je darzAve che tene kamamAM darzAvavAno prayatna karyo che jethI temanI samagra vaicArika bhUmikAmAM kevuM parivartana eka AtmAthI tarIke AvyuM che te spaSTa thAya che.

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eka jhalaka (1) mAruM zaba myunisipala zabavAhinI moTaramAM laI javuM. tathA ilekiTraka citA cAlu hoya te lAkaDAMnI citA na vAparavI." (2) "mArA mRtyu bAda besaNAnI jAherakhabara chApAmAM nIce pramANe ApavI." besaNuM amArA pitAzrI gopALadAsa jIvAbhAI paTelanuM tA............ane roja avasAna thayeluM che. trIsa varSanI uMmare temaNe zIkhadharma svIkAryo hoI pitAnI pAchaLa hindu vidhi pramANe maraNottara karAtI zrAddha, saravaNI vagere kriyA na karavAnI IcchA darzAvI hovAthI te baMdha che. potAnI pAchaLa potAnAM cakSudAna karavAnI icchA temaNe darzAvI che.".... (3) cakSudAna vize temaNe pote ja karelI vyavasthA darzAvIne lakhe che ke, "mArAM cakSu DaoN. ramezabhAI desAIne ApI dauM chuM. te koI paNa be aMdhane te vaDe dekhatA karI zakaze." rUbarUmAM (tA. 26-2-1990), mArAM cakSu dAna karI dIdhAM che. eTale mArA mRtyu bAda tarata temane khabara ApavI. (4) "mArAM asthi paNa bIjA koi tIrthamAM ke nadImAM padharAvatA javAnuM na rAkhavuM. Ameya badhI nadI gaTaro ja banI gaI che. tene badale tamane (suputrane). kazo vahema na raheto hoya to te asthi ApaNA makAnanA kaMpAuMDamAM ja mATInA pAtrAmAM bharIne jamInamAM dATI deje. cIna dezamAM to pitAnA pUrvajonAM asthi pitAnA khetaramAM ja dATatA javAne rivAja che. tethI cInane kheDUta potAnA khetarane potAnA pUrvajonuM ja saMbhAraNuM mAne che." (5) "hindu dharmanAM zrAddha-saravaNI - asthi visarjana vagere karavAM nahi. pAchaLa gItApATha ke bhajana-kirtana paNa karAvavAM nahi. kAraNa ke meM je kaMI pATha-pUjA karyA haze te ja mane kAmamAM AvavAnI che, bIjA paisA laIne bhADUtI pATha-pUjA kare te mane kazA kAmamAM AvavAnA nathI." (6) ".. mArI pAchaLa puSTimArgane lagatuM kAMI ja na karavuM. te mArgane gItA-upaniSadane virodhI mAnI meM tene tyAga karyo che." (7) "zIkhadharma meM vyaktigata jIvana-sAdhanAnI rIte svIkAryo che. dharmapaMthanI rIte nahi. eTale te dharmanI paNa maraNottara karAtI koI kriyAvidhi hoya che te mArI pAchaLa karavAnI nathI."

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AtmAthI gepALadAsa paTela 315 (8) "mArA maraNanA divasathI graMthasAhebanI savAra-sAMja AratI tathA agarabattIne dhUpa karAvavo. bAra divasa sudhI. "teramA divase graMthasAheba uparanA rezamI rUmAla badalI nAkhI na dharAvo." A tera divasa sudhI roja bapore graMthasAhebane prasAda dharAvI gharamAM hAjara hoya te badhAne vaheMcI devo. cheDe prasAda vATakImAM agAsI upara mUko, vAsa na nAkhavI." - "mAre bahena nahotI tathA dIkarI paNa nathI. eTale mArI pAchaLa bArazo vaheMcavAnuM na rAkhavuM. e rivAja Ameya teDavA jevo che." bArazane badale meM taiyAra karAvavA mAMDeluM "japamALA pustaka bahenadIkarIone vahecavyuM......... e pustakamAM nIce pramANenuM eka pAna "arpaNa" rUpe mUkavuM, jemAM nIce pramANe noMdhavuM." "amArA sadUgata pitAzrI gopALadAsa jIvAbhAI paTele 50 varSa pahelAM hindudharmano tyAga karI zIkhadharma svIkAryo hate. paMtha-saMpradAyanI rIte nahi, paNa bhagavAnanI bhakti karavAnA sAdhana rUpe. tethI temanI hindudharma pramANenI zrAddha, piMDadAna, asthi visarjana, saravaNI, bAraza vagere vidhi karavAnI te manA karatA gayA che. uparAMta temanI pAchaLa bahena-dIkarIone vAsaNa ke rUpiyA vaheMcavAnI paNa temaNe nA pADI che. paraMtu... tene badale zIkhaguruonAM bhajanAno je rAMgraha bahAra pADyo che, tenI eka eka nakala paMjathI") bahena-dIkarIone pahoMcADavI ema icchA darzAvI che. ....... AzA che ke, A pustakane yathocita upayoga Apa karaze." chevaTanI sUcanA meM je kAMI - lakhyuM che (maraNottara noMdhamAM), tene amala karavo tamane vicAra karatAM kuTuMbanA hitamAM ThIka na lAge te tamane ThIka lAge tema karavAnI chUTa che." "paNa mArI pAchaLa, puSTimArgane lagatuM kAMI ja na karavuM. te mArgane gItA-upaniSadano virodhI mAnI meM tene tyAga karyo che." pitAnA kuTuMbIjano - putra, putravadhU ane pautro-pautrIne lakhelI vinaMtI noMdhamAM teo nIce pramANe lakhe che. 1933mAM meM zIkhadharma svIkArI graMthasAhebane gharamAM padharAvyA che. ......... mArA mRtyu bAda gharamAM ApaNAM traNa saMtAnamAMthI je e graMthasAhebane potAnA gharamAM cAlu rAkhavA iche, tene soMpI devA. keIne te

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313 eka jhalaka rAkhavAnuM mana na thAya teA zrI. pu0 che0 paTela pAse zrI. maganabhAI desAI sanmAna TrasTanI lAyabrerI che temAM mUkI devA. " A badhI noMdhA temanI *kauTuMbika ane aMgata lAgaNIne pAnAnI ATalAM varSo pachInI jIvana sAdhanAne paraMparAgata vaiSNava-puSTimArga tathA hindudharma ane tenA kriyAkAMDamAMthI nIkaLI gurue prabeAdhelA sAdhanAthanA prabhAva heThaLa ane peAtAnA tattvajJAnanA paripAkarUpa je Atmacarita saMbhave che tenuM kevuM suMdara saMbhAraNuM potAnA anujone darzAvI jAya che. kuTuMbIone karyAMya koI prakAranuM dabANa karatA nathI. ane temane ThIka lAge tema vicAra karavAnI svataMtratA paNa darzAve che. Ama eka sAdhaka jyAre AMtaradarzananI koIka sthitie pahoMce che tyAre tenI manevRttimAM AvatA sahaja parivartananI sthitinuM AmAMthI darzana thAya che. AtmArthI zrI. geApALadAsa paTela khUba ja jhINavaTapUrvaka eka eka bAbata viSe lekhita noMdha dvArA potAnA anujone peAtAnA mananI vAta - icchAne peAtAnA saMdarbhamAM zuM karavuM ane zuM zuM na karavuM, zuM mithyA che te darzAvI temane muktatApUrvaka vartavAnI meAkaLAza paNa Ape che. kayAMye temAM dabANa karyuM nathI. Ama peAtAnA RNAnubaMdhane pUruM karavAnA namra, saMniSTha ane cekasAi bharyo kevA anukaraNIya prayatna che tema lAgyA vinA rahetuM nathI. (3) zrI. maganabhAI desAI : zrI. gopALadAsa paTelanA jIvanamAM zrI. maganabhAI desAInA saMga jANe pUrvajanmane koI saMbaMdha hoya tema temanA samagra jIvana ane kavanamAM pratibiMbita thatA jaNAya che. temane gAMdhI-vicAramAM joDAI rahevA, vidyApIThamAM sevA karavA; dharma. tattvajJAna, adhyAtma, yAga tathA aMgrejI navalakathA sAhityane gujarAtImAM anuvAdarUpe rajU karavA, gUjarAta vidyApIThamAM sahakAryakara tarIke rahevA vagere bAbatAnA preraNA srota eka Adarza preraNA mUrti - 'phrenDa, philosophara ane gAIDa' rUpa hatA. banne eka AdhyAtma guru svAmI hajurAnaMdajInA samarpita gurubhAIe hatA- baMne jANe AtmArthI paMthanA tANA ane vANAnI jema sahiyAruM pAta hatA. baMne dharma ane tattvajJAnanA abhyAsI ane vidvattA dharAvanArA adhyAtmanA adhikArI hatA. baMne ekabIjAnA vicArone samajanArA hatA. zrI. gopALadAsa paTela zrI. maganabhAIne eka vaDIla-gurunI jema AdaramAna ApanArA ane laghu baMdhu - eka sipAI tarIke temane pagale pagale cAlanArA hatA. zrI. maganabhAI desAIne praveza zrI. gopALadAsa paTelanA jIvanamAM kayAre thayo te viSe bahu cokkasa vigata maLatI nathI. paraMtu temanI eka

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atmA gepALadAsa paTela *367 madha darzAve che ke, "mAro ane temA (zrI. maganabhAI desAIne nikaTane *saMbaMdha gUjarAta vidyApIThanA mArA jIvanakALathI ja Arabaye kahevAya." eTale A saMbaMdha zrI. gopALadAsa paTela vidyApImAM 4 thI TukaDInA snAtaka thayA pachI vaha6-27mAM zrI. jhINAbhAI desAI, zrI. nagInadAsa pArekha joDAyA tyAre vApaka tarIke joDAyA te varSathI gaNAvI zakAya. maganabhAI desAi taimanAthI moTI uMmaranA hatA. teo vidyArthInI prathama snAtaka "TukaDImAM vidhAthI hatA. teo zrI gopALadAsa paTela vidyApIThamAM joDAyA tyAre sAbaramatI AzramamAM 1924 thI gAMdhIjInI nizrAmAM chAtrAlaya ane anya kAmagIrI saMbhALatA hatA. zrI gopALadAsa paTela vidyApIThamAM adhyApaka tarIke joDAyA kyAre zrI. maganabhAI desAI ' pahelAM gAkhAna mahelanI * pAchaLa bhUlAbhAInI calInA eka oraDImAM rahetA hatA. je zrI. gopALadAse - temanI pAsethI potAne mATe rahevA bhADe lIdhI hatI. maganabhAI desAI sAthenAM A rIte prathama paricaya zarU thayo lAge che. teo A noMdhamAM AgaLa davA che ke, "..... huM roja tyAMthI satyAgrahAzramamAM cAlatA jate ane gAMdhIjInI saMyabhU prArthanAmAM joDAto .... prArthanA pUrI thaye AzramavAsIo judI judI TeLIomAM pharavA java bhaNI nIkaLI paDatA huM maganabhAI sAthe 6 jAti .... maganabhAI mArI sAthe usmAnapurA sudhI AvatA ane tyAMnA -garana InA pula upara moDI rAta sudhI vAta karatA besatA. pachI maganabhAI Azrame pAchA pharatA ane huM elisabrija tarapha pAcho pharato." Ama temanA saMbaMdhomAM A samayathI dhIre dhIre ghaniSThatA sthapAvA mAMDe che. je krame krame vaDila-mitra, sahakAryakara tarIke vikase che. A samayamAM eTale aMdAje -30nI AjubAjunA samayamAM zrI. gopALadAsa paTelanA jIvanamAM eka 2 ajaba ghaTanA zrI. maganabhAIne A sAnidhyamAMthI vikase che te adhyAtma - gurune saMparka. A viSe zrI. gopALadAsa paTele eka maukhika vAta dvArA je rajUAta karI hatI. jene pAchaLathI mRtine AdhAre nadheilI te upayogI thaze. * "sva0 maganabhAI desAInA kAkA zrI. kAzIbhAI paTela naDiyAdamAM vakIlAta karatA hatA. temane dhyAna karavAnI laganI lAgelI. koI mahAtmAe temane citta nirodha karavAnI rIta batAvelI te pramANe teo abhyAsa karyA 'karatA. paNa aMdara kazuM thatuM nahi, dekhAtuM nahi, upara caDAI thatI nahi. temaNe te mahAtmAne potAnI mUjhavaNa darzAvI. mahAtmAe kahyuM. huM jeTaluM jANatA hatA teTaluM tane batAvyuM che, vadhAre mArI pAse nathI. temanI A abhyAsa paddhati rAjayogane maLatI hatI. mahA-mAe kahyuM ajameramAM kuMbha

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18 eka jhalaka meLo bharAya che, tyAM jaje. tyAM hajurAnaMdajI - eka zIkha sAdhu Avaze. tene maLaje, kAzIbhAI tyAM gayA paNa teo tyAM AvyA na hatA. tyAMthI khabara maLI ke madhya pradezamAM ratalAmathI buMdIkoTA jatAM trIjuM sTezana Ave che tenuM nAma "khAcaroda" che. teo tyAM rahe che. kAzIkAkAne keTaluM vekezana paDe eTale sAdhanAne vakhata kADhI khAcaroda zedhamAM gayA. khAcarodamAM svAmI hajurAnaMdajIne be jamInadAroe sAdhanA mATe thoDI jamIna ApI eka nAnuM makAna jevuM bAMdhI ApeluM. nIce bhoMyatatiye eka rUma ane tenI upara ema rUma rasoDuM, varaMDe je cAre bAjuthI akabaMdha ane eka jhADa para jatI eka lAMbI parasALa hatI. jyAM sAdhu kudaratI hAjata mATe jatA. sAdhu A divasa baMdha bAraNe sAdhanA karatA. kadI koIne bahAra najare paDatA nahi. sAmAnyataH koIne maLatA paNa nahi. bhojana mATe sthAnika jamInadAra taraphathI eka TaMkanI vyavasthA goThavAI hatI. nacenA rUmamAMthI eka sIDI uparanA rasoDAmAM AvatI. bhejana rasoDAmAM mUkavAmAM AvatuM. sAdhu icchA anusAra - samaya anusAra bAraNuM kholI bhejana laI letA. keIne rUbarU maLatA nahi. Ama zarUAtamAM deDha varSa temaNe sAdhanA karelI. kAzIbhAI paTela zodhatA zodhatA tyAM gayA tyAre eka mANasa tyAM maLyo. tene vAta karI jaNAvyuM ke dUrathI AvuM chuM. ane svAmIjIne rUbarU maLavuM che. mANase jaNAvyuM ke teo koIne maLatA nathI. ghaNI vinaMtI pachI pelA mANase kahyuM tamArI vigato pleTamAM lakhI aMdara mokalAvuM chuM. aMdarathI je lekhita javAba maLaze te kahIza. A jhADa nIce tame sUvAnuM rAkhe. trIja divase javAba maLyo. sAdhue nIce AvI mulAkAta ApI. pachI temane sAMbhaLyA ane uparanA oraDAmAM laI gayA. pachI rAjayoganI AgaLanI prakriyA temane zIkhavavAmAM AvI. satata baMdha bAraNe sAdhanA karavAne kAraNe sAdhu nIcenI khullI havA vadhu sahana karI zakatA na hatA. A pachI kAzIbhAI paTela jayAre jayAre svAmIjI pAse AvatA tyAre nIcenI rUmamAM rahevAnuM goThavatA. sva. zrI. maganabhAI desAInA teo kAkA thatA hatA. teo jyAre jyAre svAmIjI pAse sAdhanA mATe AvatA tyAre maganabhAI desAIne pitAnI khAvA-pIvAnI saMbhALa mATe sAthe laIne AvatA. tyAre maganabhAI nAnA, zALAmAM abhyAsa karatA chokarA hatA. Ama teo svAmIjIne tyAM kAkAnI suzruSA mATe AvatA. kAkA dhyAna pUruM karIne nIce Ave tyAre temane bAjarIne roTalo ane kaoNphInA dANAne ukALo banAvI ApavAnuM teo kAma karatA. jayAM sudhI kAkA nIce jamavA na Ave tyAM

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AtmArthI nepALadAsa paTela 319 sudhI teo nIce besI rahetA. AmAMthI temane A sAdhu svAmIjI hajurAnaMdajInA samAgama thayA. temaNe temane peAtAnA gurusthAne besADayA ane graMthasAhebanAM pado tathA saMtAnI vANIneA pATha karatA tathA yogAsane ane rAjyoganI batAvelI sAdhanA te karatA thayelA. maganabhAInA gUjarAta vidyApIThanA nivAsa sthAna-gharamAM svAmI hajurAnaMdanI ardhamatsyAsananA . yogAsanavALI tejasvI tasavIra gurusmRti tarIke divAnakhaMDamAM rahetI hatI. jenI kopI zrI. gopALadAsanA gharamAM paNa hatI. zrI. gopALadAsa paTele jaNAveluM ke, "mArI tabiyata pahelethI nAjuka ane kaMIka mAMdagIvALI rahetI hatI. zrI. maganabhAI A samaya pahelAM svAmIjI pAsethI sAdhanAnA rasto laI cUkayA hatA. mArI nAdurasta tabiyata sArI thAya tevA khyAle mane maganabhAI A svAmIjI pAse laI gayelA. ane tyArathI meM paNa emane manAmana guru tarIke svIkArI graMthasAheba paratvenA Adara darzAvI tenA pATha karavAnuM niyamita cAlu kareluM. Aje paNa te cAlu ja che, pahelAM beThA beThA be kalAka roja pATha karatA hatA. hamaNAM keTalAya samayathI zarIra nabaLuM thaI javAthI sUtAM sUtAM je pATha thAya te karuM chuM." zrI. maganabhAI desAI dvArA svAmI guru hajurAnaMdanA thayelA saMgathI paraMparAgata vaiSNava puSTimArgI paraMparA pAmelA, hindudharmI ane gItA-upaniSada, jainadharmanA abhyAsI, dharma-tattvajJAnanA ciMtaka geApALadAsa paTelanA mane vyApAramAM, AtmaciMtanamAM bhAre parivartana zarU thAya che, je viSe agAu svAmIjI guru hajurAnaMdajInA prabhAva viSenI carcAmAM ApaNe AgaLa joI gayA chIe. paraMtu maganabhAI sAthenA temanA aMgata saMbaMdhamAM gurubhAInA je navA nAtA baMdhAyo teNe temanA aMgata jIvanamAM paNa bhAre prabhAva mUkelA joI zakAya che. maganabhAI pahelAM gAMdhIvicAranA samarthaka, vicAraka hatA. temAM sAdhaka" tarIkenA AdarabhAve navA vyaktitvanA umero karyo. maganabhAI desAInuM vacana temane mATe satyanI pratitI pAmeluM banI rahetuM. teo temanA vicArone samajanArA ane jhIlanArA bane che. tethI temanuM AMtara bAhya vyaktitva maganabhAI desAInA vyaktitvanI samAna eka dizAmAM relagADInA pATAnI jema vahetu dekhAya che, bannenA lakhANanA viSayo dharma ane tattvajJAna, dezanA prazno, zikSaNa, garIbI, ati vasatI, ane tenA ukela mATe gAMdhIvicArathI pUrNa nizrAnI sthitivALI rahI che. tathA graMthasAhebanA abhyAsamAMthI guruvANInA AsvAda ApavAnA prayatna rahyo che, are baMnenA lakhANanI "

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" paripAla zailI, rajUAta paNa samAna pravAha vahe che. temanAM banenAM lakhANamAM nIce lekhaka, saMpAdaka ke vivecakanuM nAma na vaLIe te konuM, kahyuM-lakhANa che te spaSTa karavuM paNa kayAreka muzkela bane. * * * * * . . : * "430 pachI zrI maganabhAI gAMdhIjInI sUcanAthI vadhI gayo. te pachI 1937mAM gUjarAta vidyApIThamAM teo mahAmatra tarIke pAchA AvyA. e varSo daramyAna maganabhAIe zIkhaguruM anadevajInI "sukhamanI" 193 mAM zrI nAnakadevajInI AdivANI "japujI"nA anuvAda ApyAM. gopALe dAsa paTele "arasAmAM zrImadanI jIvanayAtro (1935), rAjacaMdranAM vicAraratna (1936), mahAvIra svAmIne saMyamadharma, zrI sUtrAkaMgagane chAyAnuvAda (1936), mahAvIra svAmIne AcAradharma (zrI AcArAMgane che yAnuvAda - 1936) zrI kuMdakuMdAcAryanAM traNa rana (1938), yogazAstra (hemacaMdrAcArya kRta - 1938) vagere jainadharma, poMgazAstra ane zrImada rAjacaMdra saMbaMdhI pustako gujarAtImAM ApyAM. A badhAM pustakomAM ghaNebhAge prastAvanA ke upadUdhAta maganabhAI desAIe lakhelI che. A adhyAtma, dezane prazno, dhArmika-taMtvajJAnanAM pustako temanA sahayogamAM rahIne pragaTa thatAM rahyAM che. A vaicArika sAmyatA, samAnatA ane AMtara ekatvanI gopALadAsanI maganabhAI desAI paratvenI 'bhAvanAnuM ja nirUpaNa che. tathA lekhana "nizrA dekhAya che. A sthiti teo banne vacce jIvaMta paryaMta rahelI jovAM maMLe che. je dvArA temaNe jANe potAne maganabhAI desAInA vyaktitvamAM bheLavI devAne ananya'prAsa karyo hoya tema dekhAya che. * karyo hoya tema dekhAya che. . * * * . . . . . 1937 mAM maganabhAI desAI mahAmAtrA tarIke gUjarAta vidyApIThamAM joDAyA tyAre gopALadAsa paTelane purAtatva maMdiranA kAryanI javAbadArI seMpI, 1947mAM maganabhAIne mahAmAtra uparAMta mahAdeva desAI mahAvidyAlayanA AcAryanI javAbadArI IdhIjIe AzIrvAda AwI semI. tyAre gopALadAsa paTelane gUjarAta vidyApITha saMsthAnA AjIvana TrasTI, khajAnacI, graMthAlaya : samitinA maMtrI ane bIjI pAMca samitimAM temane sabhya tarIke sAthe lIdhA. gopALadAsa paTele vahIvaTa, lekhana, anuvAda, patrakAratva, saMpAdana kArya vageremAM maganabhAI desAI sAthe aMga banIne rahyA che. 1959 mAM maganabhAI desAI abhinaMdana graMtha "keLavaNIkAranuM pita ane pratibhA" namunArUpa saMpAdanakArya karyuM. te pachI maganabhAInAM anya lakhANone saMgraha vivekAMjalI" (19) "pravezikA"(1963) ane " nivApAMjalI" (1959).

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AtmArthI gepALadAsa paTela 321 ananya niSThA ane bhaktibhAvathI saMpAdita karI RNa adA karavAno prayatna dekhAya che. zrI. maganabhAI desAIe svAmI guru hajurAnaMdanA saMgamAM AvyA pachI "graMthasAheba" paratvenA ananya bhAve "sukhamanI" (1936) ane "japujI" (1938)ne gujarAtImAM anuvAda karIne ApyAM. jene gAMdhIjInA AzIrvAda paNa maLyA hatA. maganabhAInI graMthasAheba paratvenI sadUbhAvanAne jhIlI gopALadAsa paTele bIjI traNa vANI "AsA-dI-vAra", ane "AnaMda". no gujarAtImAM anuvAda "sidha-gosaTi" "guru nAnakanAM traNa bhakti pado" (1985) ApyAM ane pachI maganabhAInA "sukhamanI" ane "japajI" aMgenA anuvAdone sAthe sAMkaLI "paMjajthI" pustaka (1985) ApyuM. A kArya jANe maganabhAI desAInA AMtara Adeza ane gurubhakita - zraddhAnuM pratIka che. prastAvanAmAM teo nadhei che, " maganabhAI desAIe je paddhati anuvAdanI rAkhelI te apanAvI traNa guruvANI viSe lekhanakArya karyuM che." A pAMce vANI vAMcIe to tenI rajUAtamAM kyAMye judApaNAne aNasAra paNa lAgato nathI jANe eka jaNe ja saLaMgasUtra kArya karyuM hoya tema lAge che. Ama gopALadAsanI lekhana sAdhanA paNa maganabhAI desAInI AMtara sAdhanA sAthe ekarUpa banI gayelI vyaktitvanI ekatAne ja darzAve che. maganabhAI desAInA vyaktitvane nirUpatAM gopALadAsa paTela temane "buddhiyogI" tarIke navAje che. "maganabhAI gItAnA sAcA arthamAM eka buddhiyogI hatA. buddhiyogI eTale tarka-vitarkanI zaktivALA AjanA arthanA buddhivAdI - "inTaoNkamyualisTa' nahi... gItAprathita (2-66) buddhiyoga eTale te iMdriyanigraha, yajJArtha karma ane izaprapati dvArA thatI prajJA - trastaMbharA prajJAnI siddhi. e prajJA AsapAsanuM "hiraNamaya pAtra' bhedIne satyane yathAtathA joI zake che ane buddhiyogIne brahmakarma - samAdhi prApta karAve che." paMjaoNMthI pustaka gopALadAsa paTelanA pAchalI avasthAnuM eka mahatvanuM saMpAdita pustaka hatuM. A pustaka viSe maraNottara nadhi tA. 27-12-1984mAM noMdhe che ke, "...paMjagraMthI pustaka meM graMthasAhebamAMthI zraddhApUrvaka taiyAra kareluM hoI, tene chapAyeluM jovAnI mArI icchA hatI...." A pustaka 1985mAM chapAyuM. tene arpaNa karatAM svataMtra AgavA pAnAmAM teo nadhi e0 - 21

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eka elapha ra che ke, "pitA-guru maganabhAI prabhudAsa desAIne jemaNe mArAM tana ane mana navesarathI ghaDI ApIne mane jIvanadAna bakyuM." A kevA ane keTaleA badhA aMtaraMga anubhUtinA zrAddhA, bhakti ane AdarabhAva che! tathA temanA samagra jIvanamAM keTaleA badhA UMDo prabhAva mUkayo che tenA tAga meLavavA muzkela che. - maganabhAIne gUjarAta vidyApIThamAM vahIvaTI bAbatamAM matabheda - anyAya thatAM mukta thavAnuM thayuM tathA kocaraba AzrAma paratvenI peAlIsa kAravAI, joDaNI kozanA kAryanA royalTIne prazna vagere paratve te vakhate saMsthAnA vahIvaTe je rIta apanAvI tene temane bhAre vAghAta thayA. A prasaMga gopALadAsa paTele maganabhAI desAInA paDakhe rahI, sAtha ApI saMsthAnA TrasTImaMDaLamAMthI 1962-63mAM rAjInAmuM ApyuM hatuM. maganabhAIne hArTaeTeka Avyo, ane bIjA divase tA. 1-2-1969 temanuM zarIra chUTI gayuM. AthI gopALadAsa paTelane bhAre AghAta lAgyo. temanA Akroza bhabhUkI UThayo - "satyAgraha" patramAM bhAre niDaratAthI eka patrakAra tarIke maganabhAI paratvenI vigatAnA pardAphAsa karyo. tA. 8-2-1969nA patramAM lakhyuM, "maganabhAI gUjarAta vidyApITha saMsthAne varelA hatA. banne vacce abhedya ekatA sthapAI cUkI hatI, vidyApIThathI maganabhAIne alaga thavAnuM mRtyu 8 jevA kAramA ghAthI thAya che. maganabhAInA zabdone TAMkIne darzAve che " dAktaro game te kahe paNa vidyApIThamAMthI mAre chUTA paDavAnuM thAya che te vastunI vedanA A che jyAre paDakAra AvyA che tene rAjInAmA jevI negeTIva rIte jhIlavA paDe che; tenA A ghA che." (1969: 84) A sthitie temaNe manathI bhAre kAramA AghAta sahana karyo. jANe peAtAnuM sarvasva chUTI gayuM. jevI sthiti temanI thaI gaI. saMsthA paratve bhAre kaDavAza pedA thaI. maganabhAI desAInA sa'parkamAM te jyArathI AvyA tyArathI teo jIvyA tyAM sudhI temane abhinnapaNe saMsthAnA saMcAlana kAryomAM, anuvAda, patrakAratva, jADaNIkoza, gUjarAta vidyApITha vAcanamALA vagere pravRttiomAM sAtha ApyA che. maganabhAIne AvelA bIjo eTeka ghaNA bhAre hatA jemAM temanA prANa chUTI gayA. gopALadAsa A sthitine " TaMkArava" patramAM 1991 julAImAM noMdhe che ke, "dAktaranI bhASAmAM bhale e hArTaeTeka kahevAya, paraMtu vidyApIThanI avadazA thatI jeI emane hRdayamAM keTalA kAramA ghA lAgyA hatA, evuM ja e pratyakSa pratIka hatuM. gAMdhIjIe kahyuM hatuM ke je eka saMsthA mATe huM jIvavAnuM ke 'maravAnuM pasaMda karuM. te A

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127 AtmArthI gopALadAsa paTela vidyApITha che. satyanA prayogavIra gAMdhIjI jo e sAcuM ja bolyA hoya, to maganabhAInA prANa paNa vidyApITha mATe ja gayA hatA, ema ja kahevuM joIe." - zrI. gopALadAsa paTela temanI zraddhAMjalIrUpe A patramAM nedha che, te mArA pitA-guru hatA. ane pitAnA nAdAna putranI jema temaNe mane cheka chevaTa sudhI saMbhALe che." A banne vaccenuM kevuM umadA tAdAbhya! zrI. maganabhAI desAI nepALadAsa paTela mATe eka Adarza hatA. gItAnA kRSNa ane arjunanI belaDInI jema eka sakhA tarIke paraspara tANAvANAnI jema jIvI gayA. (3) sAhitya sarjananI asara : vyakti ke lekhakanuM koI paNa bAbatanuM lakhANa ke sAhitya sarjana tenA vyaktitva - saMskAra, vAcana, abhyAsa, rasa-ruci, vicAra, manomaMthana - jIvanaghaDatara vagerenI nIpaja hoya che. tenuM pratibiMba, tenI chAyA temAM joI zakAya che; te tene paripAkarUpa hoya che. zrI. gopALadAsa paTela "prAcIna sAhitya ane dharmagraMthonA UMDA abhyAsanA paripAkarUpa keTalAka avismaraNIya graMtho ApanArA hatA." gopALadAsa paTela potAnA lekhanakArya viSe darzAve che ke "mAruM svataMtra kahevAya tevuM sAhitya-sarjana nathI. huM to aMgrejImAMthI je kAMI gujarAtI vAcakane dharavA jevuM lAge te ja sAdI gujarAtImAM anuvAda karIne UtAruM chuM. e rItanI sevAnI paNa dareka bhASAne jarUra hoI zake. bhASAMtaranI paNa eka kaLA che ja." Ama anuvAda ke saMpAdana e eka viziSTa kaLA che. navuM na kahevAya chatAM abhyAsI mULa viSayane pote AtmasAtu karIne saraLa rIte tene marma, rasAsvAda lokabhogya rIte karAve te ja teno Azaya hoya che. Ama anuvAdanI prakriyAmAM prathama pAmavuM pachI jagatane saraLa karI rasAsvAda karAvavAnuM kArya hoya che. dekhAvamAM saraLa chatAM ghaNuM kaThaNa kArya che. te eka mAtAnA dhAvaNa jevuM che. | hemacaMdrAcArye racelA "yogazAstra"mAM kazuM navuM kahyuM nathI tevI TIkAnA javAbamAM hemacaMdrAcArya jaNAve che, ".. pANinI, pigala, kaNAda, akSapAda vagere AcAryoe pitAnAM sUtro lakhyAM, tyAra pahelAM te viSayanAM bIjAM sutro hatAM ja, to pachI temane paNa tame zA mATe te te graMthanA kartA kahe che? vastusthiti ja evI che ke, A badhI vidyAo anAdi che. paraMtu

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324 eka jhalaka temane saMkSepa karavAmAM Ave ke vistAra karavAmAM Ave, enI apekSAe te navI navI thAya che, ane te te lokone temanA kartA kahevAmAM Ave che." A saMdarbhamAM zrI gopALadAsa paTela pote ja AgaLa darzAve che ke, jagatamAM vAstavika kahI zakAya evuM navuM keTaluM ane zuM hoya che? je hoya tene vistAra karavo, ke tene viziSTa daSTi biMduthI gaThavavuM ke carcavuM, emAM ja lekhakanI navInatA ke maulikatA rahelI hoya che. temAM navIna ja zodhavA jaIe to kazuM nathI. je kAMI che, te jude jude ThekANethI ekatrita kareluM che. paraMtu judI judI sAmagrIne viziSTa dRSTibiMduthI rajU karavAmAM ke ekatrita karavAmAM ja lekhakanI pratibhA rahelI che." Ama sAhityanI daSTie prathama najare gopALadAsa paTelanuM lekhana kArya nathI evI TIkA thAya che tyAre malikatA zuM che? keTalI che? koI paNa prakAranA lekhanakAryamAM koI pitApaNuM chupAvavAno prayatna kare te paNa te nirarthaka che. koI paNa viSayane rajUAta karavAmAM bhale te anuvAda, chAyAnuvAda hoya paraMtu lakhanAranA AMtara mana, buddhi, cAritraya, vicAra vagerene koIne koI paTa tene lAgyA vinA rahetuM nathI. ane te ja tenI navInatA che, maulikatA che, sarjananuM svarUpa che, viziSTatA che, te ja tenA vyaktitvane sparza che A saMdarbhamAM gopALadAsa paTelanA lekhana - anuvAda kAryane AdhAre temanA "AdhyAtma' vyaktitva para zuM prabhAva che tene samajavAno prayatna karIzuM. zrI. gopALadAsa paTelanuM lekhanakAryane vyApa ane pramANa ghaNuM meTuM che. chatAM temanA lekhanakAryane traNa moTA bhAgamAM vaheMcI zakAya. (1) AtmabhakSI ke dharma ane tattvajJAnalakSI sAhitya (2) deza-samAjopayogI (3) navalakathA sAhityalakSI. (1) AdhyAtmalakSI ke dharma-tattvajJAnalakSI sAhitya anuvAdomAM jaina dharma, zrImad rAjacaMdra vize, yogazAstra, zIlakathAo, zIkha guruonI vANI ane saMta sAhityano mukhyatve samAveza thAya che. (2) deza - samAjopayogI sAhityamAM bhASA, keLavaNI, dezanI samasyAo viSayaka, joDaNIkoza, vAcanamALAo, paryAvaraNa, Arogya, dezabhakti, vagerenA sAhityane samAveza thAya che. (3) navalakathA sAhityamAM prakhyAta aMgrejI navalakathAonA anuvAda dvArA tene rasAsvAda tathA gujarAtI navalakathAone saMkSepa vagere sarjanane samAveza thAya che.

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AtmA nepALadAsa paTela 25 - ahIM temanA AdhyAtma vyakitatvanI bAbata prastuta hoI mArA adhyAtma lakSI ke dharma - tattvajJAna viSayaka sarjana ane tenI asarane jovAno prayatna karIzuM zrI. gopALadAsa paTelanA svabhAvamAM AtmalakSI tatva prAdhAnya vaiSNava saMskArane kAraNe nAnI vayathI ja prApta thayeluM ke tenuM prAdhAnya hovAthI temaNe mukhyatve dharma ane tattvajJAna viSenA sAhitya vAcana-lekhanamAM mahaduaMze rasa lIdheluM dekhAya che. temanA jIvana para hindudharma, vaiSNava saMpradAya, jainadharma, zrImad rAjacaMdra, zIkhaguruonI vANI tathA saMtanI vANInI vicAra, ciMtana ane lekhanakArya - sAhitya sarjanamAM asara paDI che. temanAM lakhANa bhinna bhinna viSayanAM rahyAM hovA chatAM Atmika svarUpamAM bhinnatA pedA thaI nathI. temanI AdhyAtmikatAnuM piSaNa tevA graMthanA sahavAsamAMthI ja nirUpAyeluM dekhAya che. jeNe temanI AdhyAtma vRttine ujAgara karIne tene paribhAjita karavAmAM bhAga bhajavyo che tema kahI zakAya. temane akSaradeha mahadaMze anuvAdita sAhityarUpe thayelo dekhAya che. zrImad rAjacaMdranI sAdhanA bhAre vedhaka hatI ane lakhANa paNa ghaNAM asarakAraka che. gopALadAsa paTelanA yuvA mAnasapaTa para te sAhityano paricaya thatAM janahitArthe temAMthI be mahatvanAM pustake saMpAdita karIne Ape che. (1) zramadunI jIvanayAtrA (1935) (2) zrI rAjacaMdranA vicAra ratna (1936), jainadharma saMbaMdhI (3) mahAvIra svAmIne AcAra dharma (zrI AcArAMga sUkA - 1936) (4) mahAvIra svAmIne saMyama dharma (zrI sutra kRtAMga - 1937), (5) samIsAMjane upadeza (zrI daza vaikAlika sUtra- 1939), (6) mahAvIra kathA (1941), (7) zrI kuMdakuMdAcAryanAM traNa ratna (1938), (8) mahAvIranA 10 upAsako, 9) bhagavAna mahAvIranI dharmakathAo, (10) mahAvIra svAmIne aMtima upadeza, hiMdudharmamAM dhogazAstra (zrI hemacaMdrAcArya kRta - 1932), (11) zrImad bhAgavata (1939), (12) prAcIna zIla kathAo(13) nIti ane dharma, zIkhadharma saMbaMdhI guru graMthasAhebanI vANInA AdhAre, (14) guru nAnakanAM traNa bhakti-pado (1985), (15) paMjagraMthI (zIkha gurune pAMca bhakti-pado - 1985), (16) japamALA (guru nAnakanI vANImAMthI - 1993) vagere sAhityanuM sarjana karyuM che. Ama gopALadAsa paTelanA vicAra, citana AdhyAtma viSayarUpa evuM jaina, hindu ane zIkhadharmanuM tattvajJAna ja saMkrame che. kauTuMbika rIte maLelA vaiSNava tatvajJAnanA saMskAra krame krame zrI rAjacaMdra viSayaka, mahAvIra svAmInA

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321 eka jhalaka jIvana ane upadeza viSayaka, yogazAstra viSayaka ane zIkha dharmanI gurugraMthasAhebanI guru bhaktithI otaprota thayelI racanAo sudhInuM sarjana temanAmAM thayelA eka bhAre moTA saMkramaNane darzAve che. A badhA graMthe mULe sAmAnya vAcakane mATe agharA, UMDA tatvajJAnabharyA che. jene samajIne saraLatAthI utAranAra saMpAdaka bhAgye ja tenA saMsparzathI pitAne bAkAta rAkhI zake! zrI. gopALadAsa paTele je vAMcyuM, vicAryuM. manana karyuM ane jenAthI pite prabhAvita thayA, jene potAnA jIvanamAM AtmasAta karavAnI mathAmaNa karI tene lokabhogya rIte zabdarUpa ApyuM che. zrImad rAjacaMdrane jIvanoga saDasaDATa AdhyAtmanI prApti karanAro hato. temanuM mULa lakSya AtmaciMtana ane Atmadarzana hovAthI temanAM lakhANamAM AdhyAtma mArgane ja bodha jovA maLe che. temanuM "AtmasiddhizAstra, melamALA, gRhasthadharma aMgenI rajUAta, zrI devakaraNa munine yogavAziSTa graMthanuM sUcana ane jaina munine Apelo bedha vagere eka gRhasthane AtmasvarUpane nizcaya karavAmAM, AMtara pipAsAne tRpta karavA ane te mArge cAlavAmAM mArgadarzaka rUpa che. jaina muni lallujIne eka patramAM zrImadda lakhe che, "zarIra kRza karI, mAMhenuM tattava dhI, kalevarane pheMkI cAlyA jAe. viSaya kaSAyarUpI rane aMdarathI bahAra kADhI, bALI jALI, kUkI mUkI zAMta thAo, chUTI jAe, amAI jAo - vahelA vahelA tAkIda kare. AMtara vairAgya mATenI sajajatA ane kevo prabaLa puruSArtha jarUrI che tenI temaNe tAkIda karI che. zrI. gopALadAsa A bAbata yathAtathA dhe che. potAnA gurunI AjJA pramANe gRhasthadharmanI yAtrAne sAru zrImadUnAM lakhANomAMthI AMtara amRta pAmavAno ane sAdhanAnuM mArgadarzana meLavavAmAM temaNe upayoga karyo tema bane. jaina dharmagraMthe dvArA vaiyaktika jIvanane eka sAdhake sAdhanA mATe kema taiyAra karavuM tenuM vividha "upadeza" mArgadarzana ApanArA che. je potAnA sadgurunA upadeza pramANe cAlavA mATe A dharmagraMthIne sahAro eka AtmAne bhAre AMtara preraNArUpa che. Ama jaina dharma graMtha dvArA mahAvIra svAmInuM tamamaya, saMyamI jIvana. prakAMDa puruSArtha, ane daDha manobaLanI pratIti thAya che. Ama temanuM dharmo ane tatvajJAnanuM kheDANa potAnI AtmajijJAsAne saMtoSavA, manane ghATa ApavA, tenAM gUDha tavone pAmavAnA amegha puruSArthanuM ja nitAMta darzana ja kahI zakAya. zrI. gopALadAsa paTela hindudharmanAM yoga, gItA, upaniSadanA abhyAsI hatA. jenI temanA ciMtana, manana ane lekhanakArya para asara thaI che.

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327 AtmArthI nepALadAsa paTela kauTuMbika rIte vaiSNava saMpradAyanuM sAhacarya pAchaLathI cUkyuM che. "mArI pAchaLa puSTimArgane lagatuM kAMI ja na karavuM. te mArgane gItA-upaniSadano virodha mAnI, meM tene tyAga karyo che." temaNe hemacaMdrAcAryanA "yogazAsa" ane vaziSTha RSinA "yogavasiSTha" gujarAtImAM ApyAM che. teo nedhe che ke, "yogazAstra' graMthanI kharI upAdeyatA to e vastumAM rahelI che ke, e graMtha hemAcArye pitAnA jamAnAnA eka prabhAvazALI gujarAtI gRhastha mATe tema ja tene ja najara sAme rAkhIne vakhyo che. AjanA game teTalI vadhu pravRttivALA jamAnAne gRhastha paNa mahAsAmrAjyanA adhipati kumArapALa je vyavasAyI te nahi ja hoya. eTale "yogazAstra' graMtha Aje paNa gRhasthavargane yogagraMtha che ema kahevuM joIe. e khyAlathI ane e uddezyathI ja tene A anuvAda taiyAra karavAmAM Avyo che. A graMthanI zarUAtamAM zrI. maganabhAIe "samAjane vyApaka yoga' nadhine aMte nedhe che, "eka samartha gujarAtI yogInuM A pustaka temanI ja AjanI bhASAmAM ane saMkSepamAM tathA saLaMga pravAhabaddhatAthI ApavA mATe, kharekhara ApaNe bhAI gopALadAsano upakAra mAnava ghaTe che. AkhA graMthano sAra prathama 144 pAnamAM AvI jAya che. graMthanA mukhya pravAhamAM khaTakatA ne binajarUrI bhAgone TippaNamAM kADhI levAnuM temanuM DahApaNa prazasya che, emanI bhASA pUratuM to kahI zakAya ke, "A gUDha yoge paniSada" potAnI gUDhatA je che. bAkInI gUDhatA te cAritryanI sAdhanAthI ja TaLe. kema ke aMte yoga sAdhanAgamya ja che, anubhave pitAnuM rUpa pragaTa kare che. zrI. gopALadAsa paTele hindudharmanA saMdarbhamAM vaziSTha RSie nirUpelA pogagraMtha "yogavAsiSa'nuM saMpAdana paNa ApyuM che. A graMtha zrIrAmacaMdrajIe potAnA AcArya vaziSTha RSine karelA praznonA uttaramAM gRhastha ane dharmajIvana viSenI rajUAta che. zrI. maganabhAI desAI darzAve che ke, ". gavAsiSTha graMtha eka loka graMtha che. paMDitenI tArkika Dhabe nahIM, paNa lokapriya, kaLAkIya Dhabe potAnuM kAma kare che. te hindu darzananA parama tavane nirUpaNa graMtha che." (1965:4) zrI. maganabhAIe tene brahmasUtra ane gItA sAthe tulanA karavA prayatna karyo che. Ama A banane yogazAstra viSenAM saMpAdanonI asara zrI. gopALadAsa paTelanA vicAra, ciMtana ane manana para tathA jIvana para paNa paDelI che.

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eka elapha Re jeNe temanA gRhasthajIvanamAM apanAvIne potAnA samagra ciMtana dvArA lekhanakAryomAM upayoga karyo che tema dekhAya che. temanI cittavRtti paraMparAgata hindudharma (karmakAMDI rUpa)mAM na rahetAM eka AtmArthI - mumukSu sAdhaka jevI vikase che. maraNeAttara noMdhamAM te noMdhe che ke, "hiMdudharma nAM zrAddha-saravaNIasthi-visarjana vagere karavAM nahi, pAchaLa gItA-pATha ke bhajana-kIrtana paNa karAvavAM nahi. kAraNa ke meM je kaMI pUjA-pATha karyA haze te ja mane kAmamAM AvavAnAM che, bIjA paisA laIne bhADUtI pATha-pUjA kare te mane kAM kAmamAM AvavAnAM nathI." - * zrI. geApALadAsa paTela zrI. maganabhAI desAI dvArA svAmI guru hajurAnaMdajInA saMparkamAM AvyA pachI zIkhagurunI "zrI graMthasAhebane vANI paratvenuM temanuM AkarSaNa vadhe che. gharamAM graMthasAhebane padharAve che, e vANInuM paThana-smaraNa niyamita rIte vaiyaktika rIte kare che. paraMtu tenuM rahasya - camatkAra peAtAne samajAtAM anyane ApavAnI icchAmAMthI traNa gra Mtho -- (1) guru nAnakanAM traNa bhaktipado (2) paMjagraMthI ane (3) japamALA jevA graMtheAnuM mAtRbhASAmAM saMpAdana kArya karyuM che. zrI. maganabhAI desAI temanA gurubhAI hatA. temaNe " sukhamanI" (1936) ane " japujI " (1938)mAM graMthasAhebanI vANImAMthI gujarAtI karIne saMpAdita karI ApyAM hatAM. zrI. gApALadAse te ja paddhati apanAvIne prathama "guru nAnakanAM traNa bhaktipadA " jemAM ' japujI', * AsA-dI-vAra ' ane ' sidha-gesaTi ' pustakonuM saMpAdana ApyuM che, ane bIjuM pustaka A traNa guruvANI sAthe bIjI be vANI 'sukhamanI ' ane 'AnaMdu ' umerIne 'paMjagraMthI ' ApyuM. A paMca guruvANImAM 1. ' japujI ', 2. ' AsA-dI-vAra ', 3. * sidha-geAsaTi ', pahelA guru nAnakadevajInI vANI che. 4. 'AnaMdu' e trIjA guru amaradAsajInI vANI che, ane 5. 'sukhamanI ' e pAMcamA guru arjunadevanI vANI che. paramAtmAmAM lavalIna evA saMtAnI A 'sAcI ' vANI che. jeneA sparza thatAM aMtaranA mela dhAvAI jAya che - AtmAnuM ajJAnapaNuM -- bhrama - koTaluM phUTI jAya che. A zIkha guruvANI viSe zrI. geApALadAsa paTela neoMdhe che ke, " evI vedamaya vANInuM saMpUrNa rahasya tA pUrNa thayelA ja pUrepUruM pAme, chAMya mArAM gujarAtI baMdhuo ane bahene e tejasvI vANIthI jeTalI jaladI paricita thAya teTaluM sAruM, evI kAMIka adhIrAIne ja mArA jevAne A pravRtti upADavAmAM nimittA banelI gaNavI joIe. A graMtha jhaTa chapAI taiyAra thaI jAya tevI temanI AsthA hatI, jene peAtAnA mRtyu bAda . . 99

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AtmArthI nepALadAsa paTela 329 potAnAM sagAMone samRtirUpe ApavAnuM paNa goThavI gayA. je temanA jIvananI sAcI smRti mukatA gayA che. Ama zrI. gopALadAsa paTelanI manasA guruvANInA raTaNa-paThaNa para ananyabhAve daDha thayelI rahI che. A kaMi popaTanI jema raTavAnI vAta nathI. zIkhadharma apanAvyA pachI guruvANIne pATha-2TaNa karavuM te temanI sAdhanAne eka bhAga - nityakrama banyo hate. zarIre mAMdagI ane lakavAne kAraNe kSINa ane paMgu thayuM te sUtAM sUtAM pATha cAlu rAkhyo. A rIte gurue - saMtoe prabodhelA "nAma"ne pAmavAne temane satata prayatna rahyo che. A prayatnamAMthI temaNe potAne mATe guruvANI (graMthasAheba)mAMthI "japamALA" nAmanuM pustaka 1993mAM AvyuM. je temanA nitya pAThanA padanuM saMkalana hatuM. zIkha dharmamAM te darzAve che tema "nAma-smaraNa'no ananya mahimA che. paraMtu A "nAma' pUrA guru pAsethI maLavuM joIe. pUrA guru eTale Izvarano sAkSAtkAra karI IzvararUpa banelA guru. AvA gurune jIvanamAM meLApa thayo te Izvara kRpAthI ja zakaya bane che. jIva jema jema nAmasmaraNamAM lIna thaye jAya che tema tema tenI uparanAM sthAnamAM - zarIramAM caDAI thAya che. ane gurukRpAthI anAhata nAda saMbhaLAvA mAMDe che. A anAhata nAda paramAtmAnuM svarUpa che, je sAdhakanA aMtaramAM pragaTatA hoya che. ane tethI e nAda saMbhaLAvA lAgatAM jIva emAM lIna ja thavA mAMDe che. e nAdamAM lIna thavuM ene ja Izvara-sAkSAtkAra kaho, mukti kahe ke mikSa kahe ... ene ja guruo * jIvatAM maravuM" paNa kahe che." zrI. gopALadAse Ane keTale, zo anubhava karyo khabara nathI. paraMtu temane je lAdhyuM te temaNe varNavyuM che ane tene pAmavA mATe teo madhyA che. teo pote nAma-smaraNanA eka potAnA anubhava vize teo nedha che, alabatta guruvANIne eka camatkAra mArA anubhavamAM Avyo che, te jaNAvavo joIe. jema jema tenuM raTaNa paThana vadhatuM jAya che, tema tema aMtara vadhune vadhu zuddha thatuM jaI guruvANInuM rahasya vadhune vadhu avagata thatuM jAya che." temaNe pitAnA svAmI guru zrI hajurAnaMdajInI nizrAmAM pitAnI jAtane samarpaNa karI bhakti kAyama karI tene A paripAka che. temaNe zIkha guruvANInA bhaktAmRtamAM potAnA jIvanane taraboLa karavAno prayatna karyo che. jemAMthI temane bhAre AMtara poSaNa maLyuM che, AMtara kalevarane sAgapAMga ghaDavAmAM maLI che je temanA jIvanayogamAM abhibhUta thayeluM dekhAya che. je

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eka jhalaka aMdara vikasyuM che, khIlyuM che te pustaka AkAre zabda banI pragaTIkaraNa pAmyuM che. lakhANa AMtara avasthAne arIse . zrI. gopALadAsa paTelanA jIvanamAM pAchalI vaye TI.bI., DhIMcaNanuM oNparezana, patnInuM TUMkI mAMdagImAM avasAna, pitA-guru-sakhA zrI, maganabhAI desAInuM ekAeka avasAna vagere uparAuparI AghAtathI zarIra nabaLuM paDatuM gayuM ane koI davAnA riekazanathI ekAeka pakSAghAtanA humalAne bhoga banI gayA. ane vAnaprasthAzramamAM saharAnuM raNa sAMprata thavA jevI ati vikaTa jIvanayAtrAnI sthiti thaI gaI. paMgu ane kSINa dehane sAthe laIne pathArIvaza sUtAM sUtAM temaNe khyAtanAma aMgrejI navalakathAone mAtRbhASAmAM anuvAda karI rasAsvAda karAvyo, 'sarasvatIcaMdrane saMkSepa, zIkha guruonI vANImAMthI traNa graMtho dvArA bhaktirUpI nAmAmRta ja lokabhAgya karAvavAnuM bhagIratha kArya atara Atmika baLa, daDha manobaLa, bhagIratha puruSArtha ane satagurunI dayA vinA bhAgye ja saMbhave - koI samartha sAhityakArane paNa durlabha che. AthI vizeSa teo vAsanAkSaya, karmakSaya, AMtara vitarAga dazA ane have bhaktibhAva - nAma-smaraNanuM prAdhAnya evA sAdhanAyagamAM teo jIvyA hatA. temaNe "jIvatAM jIva maravAna" yoga karyo. potAnA gurunA caraNamAM kRza, paMgu piMDa sAthe saMgharSa karIne potAnA jIvana dhyeyane sArthaka karI vipula akSaradeha mUkI vidAya thaI gayA. AtmArthI pU0 kAkAne vaMdana! tA. 25-12-2003 DaoN. araviMda je. bhaTTa

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pariziSTa - 1 zrI. gopALadAsa paTelano ghaTanA krama 1905 : janma karamasada, ji. kheDA tA. 28-4-1905. pitA : jIvAbhAI revAbhAI, mAtA: hirAbahena paTela. bhAI aMbAlAla jIvAbhAI paTela, 1924 : snAtaka : gUjarAta vidyApITha, gujarAta mahAvidyAlaya. prathama vargamAM uttIrNa; tA. 26-10-1924 (saMvata 1980 bhAdrapada). 1925 : snAtakanI padavI; 4 padavIdAna samAraMbha. tA. 5-12-1925 (saMvata 1982) gAMdhIjInA haste, viSaya : dharma ane tattvajJAna, padavI nAma : "Aya vidyA vizArada'. 1927 : gUjarAta vidyApIThamAM adhyApaka tarIke nimaNUka; bhulAbhAInI cAlImAM patnI kamaLAbahena sAthe zrI. maganabhAI desAI rahetA hatA te eraDI bhADe rAkhI rahevuM. 19ra7 : zrI. maganabhAI desAIne sAbaramatI AzramamAM gRhapati ane zikSaka tarIke - sAthe prArthanAmAM javAthI nikaTane paricaya tha. 1927 : gUjarAta vidyApIThamAM cAlatA "purAtatva maMdiranI pravRttimAM saMkaLAvuM. 1928-30 : zrI. maganabhAI desAI dvArA madhya pradezanA "khAcarodanA svAmI guru hajurAnaMdane saMga thaze ane guru zaraNane svIkAra. 1932 : amadAvAda sAbaramatI jelamAM vaiyaktika satyAgrahI tarIke javuM. 331

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ra eka jhalaka 1932 3 sAbaramatI nadInA bhAre pUrathI dUdhezvaranA kArakhAnA ane makAnane bhAre nukasAna. 1932-33 : usmAnapurA pAse cAMpAnera sosAyaTImAM makAna bhADe rAkhI rahevA javuM. (1974 sudhI tyAM rahevuM) 1933 : svAmI guru hajurAnaMdajI pAse manemana dIkSA lIdhA pachI cAMpAneranA gharamAM " graMthasAheba"nI padharAmaNI karavI. A prasaMge svAmI guru hajurAnaMdanI ghera padharAmaNI thavI. 1935 : jaina sAhitya prakAzananA maMDaLanA maMtrI (1939 sudhI). patnI kamaLAbahena paTelanuM "kivaTa iMDiyA " caLavaLamAM pakaDAI thANe jelamAM javuM. gaMgAbahena jhaverIne saMga thavo. 1937 ! zrI. maganabhAI desAInuM gUjarAta vidyApIThamAM mahAmAtra tarIke vahIvaTamAM AvavuM ane sAthI sevaka tarIkenI zarUAta. 1939 : putra vihArIdAsane janma tA. 6-9-1939. 1939 : vidyApIThanA mukhapatra - "zikSaNa ane sAhityamAM zrI. maganabhAI sAthe saMpAdaka maMDaLamAM joDAvuM. 1942 : pitAzrI jIvAbhAI revAbhAI dvArA dAdA "zrI revAbhAI dharmagraMthamALA" mATe rU. 6001)nuM prakAzana mATe dAna. 1947 : maganabhAI desAI gUjarAta vidyApIThamAM AjhAdI pachI gAMdhIjInA AzIrvAdathI AcArya banyA. te vakhate nImAyelA navA TrasTI maMDaLamAM zrI gopALadAsa paTelanI AjIvana TrasTI, graMthAlaya maMtrI ane khajAnacI tarIke pasaMdagI. 1959 : maganabhAI desAI abhinaMdana graMthanuM saMpAdana kArya. 1962-63 - gujarAta vidyApIThamAM zrI. magana bhAI desAIne vahIvaTI anyAya thatAM temanA samarthanamAM rAjInAmuM ApyuM. 1962-63 : parivAra prakAzana saMsthAnuM saMcAlana. lekhana kArya cAlu karyuM. satyAgraha' patrAnA vyavasthApaka. 1969 : zrI. maganabhAI desAInA avasAna nimitte Akrozabharyo 8-2-1999no TaMkAravamAM lekha lakhI vidyApITha sthitine pardAphAza karyo.

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33) pariziSTa - 1 1974 : cAMpAnera sosAyaTInA bhADAnA gharamAMthI sTeDiyama pAsenA navA makAnamAM praveza. 1975 : patnI kamaLAbahena paTelanuM TUMkI mAMdagImAM tA. 28-8 1975 mAM avasAna. 1975-76 : DhIMcaNanuM oparezana. 1976 TI.bI. rogamAM sapaDAvuM. 1977 : pakSAghAtane bhAre- kAyamI humalo. kamarathI nIcenuM zarIra lakavAgrasta banyuM. pathArIvaza thaI javuM. 1963 aMgrejI navalakathAone gujarAtImAM anuvAda, "TaMkArava' thI 5tra ane jJAnajayoti mAsikanuM saMcAlana ane chelle 1996 chelle saMta-sAhityanuM saMpAdana pathArImAM sUtAM sUtAM adUbhUta rIte karyuM. 1996 : deha vilaya tA. 2-7-1996 amadAvAda khAte. sAthe suputra, putravadhU ane prapatro-pautrI mATe pitAnI pAchaLa zuM zuM na karavuM vagere vize vigate jhINavaTapUrvaka maraNottara lekhita noMdha mUkatA gayA.

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jeThAbhAI pariziSTa-2 vihArIdAsa geApALadAsanuM vaMzavRkSa Aja paTela (1200 I.sa.) kRpAbhAI paTela lupAbhAI paTela arabhAI paTela sAjanabhAI paTela gheIdAsa paTela devIdAsa paTela jIbhAI paTela mahijIbhAI paTela mahijIbhAI paTela jIvAbhAI paTela vImajIbhAI paTela veNIdAsa paTela rAyajIbhAI paTela kAzIbhAI paTela rAvajIbhAI I hirAbena - jIvAbhAI paTela ' kamaLAbena -- geApALadAsa paTela (1910-'75) (1905-'96) T harSa - 0 I yogInIbena - vihArIdAsa paTela (6-9-1939) T udaya ~ - kara maulI -- 0 narasihabhAI aMbAlAla paTela

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saMdarbha sUci 1932 : bApALadAsa paTela; jelamAMthI tA. 15-10-1932nA pesTikArDa, saMpAdaka zrImadanI jIvanayAtrA. 1935 3 1936 3 1936 : 1938 : 1936 : 1938 : : kuMdakuMdAcAryanAM traNa ratnA. 1938 : ! yogazAstra (hemacaMdrAcArye kRta) 1939 : 1 samIsAMjane upadeza. 1941 3 * zrImahAvIra kathA. 1945 3 : yAgavAsiSTha. 1939 : zrImad bhAgavata. 99 99 19 1950 3 viThThaladAsa koThArI; lekhaka : keLavaNI vaDe krAMti. 1959 : gopALadAsa paTela; saMpAdaka : keLavaNIkAranuM pAta ane pratibhA. mukulabhAI kalAvaiM 1963 3 gopALadAsa paTela; saMpAdaka 3 pravezikA, mukulabhAI kalArthI 1969 3 gopALadAsa paTela; lekha. 'satyAgraha'patra aMka : 25, 8-2-'19 saMpAdaka : guru nAnakanAM traNa bhakti-pado. 1985 3 1985 : aMgraMthI. . 1924 : 1990 : lekhananoMdha - maraNAdAra noMdha. 1984thI '93. lekha : 'TaMkArava" putra; 1lI phebru. pAna 3. saMpAdaka : japamALA, 1993 : 1992 : patra : anilabhAI jhaverIne, tA. 4-10-'92. 99 39 1987 : jhINAbhAI desAI; lekhaka : sAphalyaTANuM (1920 thI 1930). 2003 pu0 che paTela; saMpAdaka : gujarAtamAM vizva-sAhitya bhale padhArA ! 335 99 99 "9 "9 "" 99 99 99 99 "" 19 .. 99 99 99 99 18 99 39 38 19 " " 39 " 39 99 99 99 99 19 99 99 39 39 .. 99 3 ! zrIrAjacaMdranAM jIvana ratno, : mahAvIra svAmInA AcAra mArga. : mahAvIra svAmInA aMtima upadeza. ! mahAvIra svAmInA saMyama dharma.

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zrI. gopALadAsa paTelanI vividha sAhitya sevA gAMdhIvAdI svataMtra vicAraka ane rASTrIya keLavaNIkAra zrI. maganabhAI prabhudAsa desAInI preraNAthI zrI. gopALadAsa jIvAbhAI paTele vizva-sAhityanI kahI zakAya evI vizvanA moTA sAhitya samrATonI jANItI moTI navalakathAonI pote vicArI kADhelI eka khAsa zailImAM, vistRta" ane "sacikA' saMkSepo DhagalAbaMdha bahAra pADyA che. temAM cArlsa DikansanI hAsya kathA 'pikavika kalaba" (sau sAruM jenuM chevaTa sAruM), oNlivara visTa eka anAtha bALakanI kahANI, nikolasa nikabI karaNI tevI bharaNI, DombI enDa sana - tavaMgaranuM saMtAna, TaoNlsTaoNya kRta parIkathA "gamAra' ane rijharekazana. eca. jI. velsa kRta eka laghukathA, "AMdhaLAonA dezamAM" vagere mukhya che. khetI aMge sara AlbarTa hAvarDanA pustaka (Soil and Health)ne AdhAre "dharatI mAtA' pustikAnuM saMpAdana karyuM che. vikaTara hyugoe kahyuM che ke, "ajJAna ane dAridra A pRthvI para jyAM lagI kAyama haze, tyAM lagI A jAtanAM pustako haragija nirupayogI nahi bane." - 1968mAM le-mijharAnI kRtAMjalimAM zrI. maganabhAI desAIe jaNAvyuM hatuM ke - bhAI gopALadAse gujarAtI bhASAmAM vizva-sAhityano je abhuta dhodha vahevaDAvyo che te mATe temane ane temanI prakAzaka saMsthAne dhanyavAda ApuM chuM." - zrI. maganabhAI prabhudAsa desAInI preraNAthI mAtRbhASA gujarAtImAM zrI. gopALadAse vizva sAhityane adUbhuta dhodha vahevaDAvyo che. ziSTa, saraLa, zuddha, mAtRbhASA gujarAtImAM suMdara chapAI ane suramya uThAva (sacitra) sAthe gujarAtanI bhAvi peDhIne temaNe ekale hAthe, videzI sAhitya samrATonAM DhagalAbaMdha pustaka bheTa ApyAM che. le-mijherAlpha (daridranArAyaNa) pahelAM zrI. gopALadAse vikaTara hyugenI jaga prasiddha cAra suMdara vArtAo prasiddha karIne gujarAtI vAcakanI kImatI sevA bajAvI che.

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7 zrI. nepALadAsa paTelanI vividha sAhityasevA (1) "nAInTI zrI' yAne kAMti ke utkrAMti. (2) "lAphiMga mena' yAne umarAvazAhInuM pati ane pratibhA. (3) "ToIlarsa opha dhI sI' yAne prema-balidAna. (4) "hecabeka oNpha netradAma" yAne dharmAdhyakSa. cArlsa DikansananI "pikavika kalabamAM 56 pAtro hevA chatAM zrI. gopALadAsane kAraNe A pustaka nirasa banyuM nathI. ApaNI yuvAna peDhIne samRddha karavI haze te AvuM suMdara sAhitya DhagalAbaMdha temane pIrasavuM paDaze. gujarAtI sAhityanI aNamola kRti zrI sarasvatIcaMdranI TUMkI saraLa vArtA rUpe sarjana, sAkSarazrI govardhanarAma mAdhavarAma tripAThI (I.sa. 1855-1907) kuta, cAra moTA bhAgomAM prasiddha thayelI, vizva-sAhityamAM sthAna pAme tevI manAtI navalakathA "sarasvatIcaMdra'ne zrI. gopALadAse TUMkI saraLa vArtA banAvIne prasiddha karI - e pradAna mATe gujarAtI sAhitya temanuM sadA RNI raheze. aMgrejI zikSaNa hiMdanA navajuvAnane keLavaNI vaDe ke ghaDe enuM citrA paNa ajAye A vArtA ApaNane Ape che. jIvana ane puruSArtha paratve amuka rItanuM pAMDityapUrNa zaithalya ane DAmADoLa vevalApaNuM sarasvatIcaMdranA pAtrAmAM jovA maLe che, te tenA A lekhake jJAnapUrvaka batAvyuM haze ke saheje UtarI gayuM haze, e kahevuM agharuM che, paraMtu aMgrejI zikSaNe pedA karelI A manodazA eka hakIkata che. svataMtra hiMdamAM A vArtA eTalA pUratI gayA yuganI jUnI bane che kharI paraMtu tethI tenI upayogItA ke tenuM sAhitya-mUlya maTatAM nathI. eTale vArtArUpe A copaDIne rasa nAnAmoTA saune Ajeya rocaka ane bodhaka nIvaDe che. zIkha dharmanA pustakane anuvAda ane saMtavANunuM saMpAdanakArya purAtanakALamAM pArasamaNinA sparza-saMparkathI loTuM paNa sonuM banatuM ema kahevAya che pArasamaNi te AjanA yugamAM koIe joyo nathI paraMtu gAMdhIjInA saMparkamAM zrI. maganabhAI prabhudAsa desAI ane zrI. gopALadAsa jIvAbhAI paTela AvyA ane pArasamaNi banyA. gAMdhIjInI preraNAthI zrI. maganabhAIe "japajI'ne anuvAda 1937 mAM karyo ane 1938 mAM e0 22

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eka jhalaka navajIvana prakAzana maMdira dvArA te prasiddha thayo. zrI. maganabhAIe 1936 mAM sukhamanI 'no paNa gujarAtI bhASAmAM anuvAda karyo hato. zrI. maganabhAIe mULapATha sAthe "japajI'nA gadya anuvAdanuM kAma zrI gopALadAsa paTelane sopyuM. karamasadanA vatanI ane saradArazrInA najIkanA kuTuMbI zrI. gopALadAsa jIvAbhAI paTele 1935nA varSathI zIkha dharma svIkAryo hato tethI zrI. maganabhAI desAIne lAgyuM ke nepALadAsa yogya pAtra che tethI A anuvAdanuM ane saMpAdananuM kArya gopALadAsane temaNe soMpyuM. zIkhonA dasamA guru geviMdasiMghe zIkhone potAnA pachI guru tarIke guru graMthasAhebane svIkAravAno Adeza Apyo hato. guru graMthasAheba mATe evI bhUlabharelI mAnyatA pravarte che, temAM zIkha saMpradAyanA guruonI vANI che, paraMtu A sAcuM nathI. guru graMtha sAhebamAM zIkhenA guruo sivAya dezabharanA judA judA pradezonA ane judI judI jAtionA saMta-kavionI vANIne paNa sthAna ApavAmAM AvyuM che. zIkhAnA pAMcamAM guru anadevajI guru graMthasAheba taiyAra karavA mATe guru ane saMtonA stotro ekarA karIne tene AjanuM svarUpa ApyuM hatuM. guru graMtha sAheba saMpUrNapaNe padyamAM lakhAyela graMtha che. guru graMthasAhebamAM kula 5894 stotro judA judA rAgomAM mUkavAmAM AvyA che, jemAMthI 4956 stotra guruonI racanAo che ane bAkInA 938 stotro dezanA 18 saMte ane 17 bhaTTonA che. guru graMthasAhebamAM sthAna pAmelA saMtanI nAmAvalI laIe te temAM kabIrajI, nAmadevajI, ravidAsajI, trilocanajI, dhanAjI, pharIdajI, zaiNIjI, jayadevajI, bhIkhanajI, suradAsajI, paramAnaMdajI, saiNajI, pIpAjI, sadhanAjI, rAmAnaMdajI, suMdarajI, sattA ane balavaMdajI ane maradAnAnI vANIne samAveza thayo che. A saMtomAM dhaMdhe kaI vaNakara hatA te kaI dhobI, koI camAra hatA to koI nAI, koI kasAI hatA te koI vAdaka muslima saMta zekha pharIdajInI racanAone paNa guru graMthasAhebamAM sthAna ApavAmAM AvyuM che. Ama hiMdu ke musalamAna, UMcA ke nIcanA bheda rAkhyA vagara tamAma racanAone sarakhI gaNI guru graMthasAhebamAM sarakhuM sthAna ApavAmAM AvyuM che. Ama guru graMthasAheba duniyAnA evo pahelo dharmagraMtha che, jemAM anya dharmonA lokonI ane anya saMtonI racanAone paNa samAveza karavAmAM Avyo che.

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339 zrI. gepALadAsa paTelanI vividha sAhityasevA guru graMthasAheba vicArarUpI motIothI bharela eka mahAsAgara che, gurabANIrUpI mahAsAgaramAM ciMtana ane tatvajJAnane akhUTa khajAne paDyo che. marajIvo jema heziyAra ane anubhavI temAM samudranA peTALanuM te vadhu sAcuM mUlyAMkana karI zake. te ja rIte jema jema guru graMthasAhebanuM adhyayana karavAmAM Ave tema tema jijJAsune temAMthI navAM navAM satya maLe che. guru graMthasAhebamAM kula 14025 vAra paramAtmAno ulalekha kazyAmAM Avyo che, jemAM hari tarIke 8344 vakhata, rAma tarIke 2533 vakhata, prabhu tarIke 1371 vakhata, gopAla tarIke 1371 vakhata ane goviMda tarIke 475 vakhata ullekha karavAmAM Avyo che. zrI. gopALadAsa jIvAbhAI paTela zIkha gurunI vANI ane philasUphIthI AkarSAyA ane paMjagraMthInA anuvAdamAM pAnA naMbara 16 upara noMdhyuM ke - "A (graMthasAhebarUpI) thALamAM traNa vAnagIo pIrasI che : satya, saMtoSa ane vicAra sarvanA AdhArarUpa evuM IzvaranuM je amRtanAma che te paNa temAM che, je koI ene Arogaze ne temAM rAcaze tene uddhAra thaze. A vastu kadI na tajatA. roja uramAM rAkhIne rahejo. A aMdhAra saMsArasAgaramAMthI prabhucaraNe paDavAthI ja tarAze. nAnaka kahe che ke vizva badhuM parabrahma prabhune ja pasAro che." - zrI. gopALadAsa paTela pajagraMthImAM upoddaghAtamAM jaNAve che ke "zIkha guruoe - saMtAe IzvaranI bhakti karavAnI bAbatamAM kriyAkAMDanA ke sAdhanAkAMDanA bIjA kazA khaTATopa vinA bhagavAnanA nAma-smaraNa upara ja sIdho bhAra mUkyo, tathA tapa-saMnyAsa-yoge apanAvelI karma-tyAganI vAtane TALI, sIdhA sAdA gRhasthajIvanane ja pitAnA bhaktimArganA kendramAM - pAyA tarIke - sthApyuM. ema karavAthI eka bAju mUrtipUjA, maMdira, pUjArIo ane AcArya - mahetenA bhAraNane cheda UDI gayo ane bIjI bAju saMnyAsadIkSA maTha-Azrama, bhIkha tathA akarmaNyatAne paNa! e rIte gRhasthajIvana upara tyAgI-vairAgI-zrAmaNa vageree je nidAna Dhagalo ThAlavyo hato te dUra karI karmaya, dharma ane tejasvI gRhastha jIvanane zIkha guruoe sAdhanAmArgamAM anerI pratiSThA ApI... mahenatu, svAzrayI, Izvara-parAyaNa, dAnadhama, svAzrayI, Izvara-parAyaNa, dAnadharmI, gRhasthajIvanane ja AdhyAtmika sAdhanAmAM mukhya sthAna ApavAthI, sAcA karmazIla, tejasvI

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340, eka jhalaka gRhastha UbhA thayA. evA tejasvI gRhastha vargamAM ja dharmanI gatirIti ane sAcI khevanA saMbhave." A sIdhA sAdA sAdhanA mArgane jore zIkha guruoe nirmAlya, muDadAla banI gayelI prajAmAMthI eka evI samartha, sugaThita, mahenatu, vaphAdAra ane marajIvAonI prajA UbhI karI,.... maravA - katala thavA karatAM AtatAyI jema karavAnuM kahe tema nIce moMe karavuM, e jANe te jamAnAmAM svIkRta dharma banI gayo hato. prajAnA upalA brAhmaNa - kSatriya vargo, musalamAna mAlikone ghera, teo khuza thAya tevo AcAra-vicAra darzAvI AvI, ghera pitAne cAkadharma pALavA besatA - evI dInatA ane daMbhamAMthI temane mukta karI, potAne phAvatuM dharmajIvana jIvavAnA hakano bacAva karavA khAtara AtatAyIonA humalA sAme hasate mee prANa bApavA mATe te ja lokone zIkha guruoe taiyAra karyA. siMha jema kadI pote ekalo che ane sAme moTuM ToLuM che evuM jovA thobhato nathI tema zIkha lokoe paNa potAnI ane duzmananI saMkhyA sAmuM joyA vinA potAnA dharmAcaraNa tarapha ja najara sthira rAkhI, jAlimonA AkramaNane - anyAya atyAcArane - sAme e jaDabAtoDa javAba Apyo." te vakhatanI hiMdu-musalamAna jevI bhraSTa banI gayelI, nirmAlya banI gayelI prajAmAMthI AvuM teja UbhuM karavuM, e jevuM tevuM kArya na kahevAya, kahevuM hoya to tene avatAra-kArya ja kahevAya !" zIkha gurunI vANInuM anuvAda kArya karatA karatA teo guruonI vANI ane kAryathI eTalA badhA prabhAvita thayA hatA ke 1935nA varSathI temaNe zIkha dharma svIkAryo hate. 2, julAI 1996nA roja zrI gopALadAsa jIvAbhAI paTelanuM avasAna thayuM paraMtu chevaTanA divasomAM pathArIvaza sthitimAM roja pATha karI javA mATe temaNe graMthasAhebamAMthI tAravelA amuka stotranI "japa-mALA" taiyAra karI hatI. potAnI pAchaLa smaraNArthe te ce paDI sagAM-saMbaMdhI, mitravargane tathA amuka pustakAlayomAM vaheMcavAmAM Ave evI emaNe icchA darzAvI hatI. A pustaka tema ja saMta kabIranI vANI, dAdU bhagatanI vANI, bAbA malUkadAsanI vANInA anuvAdanAM keTalAMka udAharaNa joIe te pahelAM zrI. gopALadAsa jIvAbhAI paTelanI - A mahAna AtmAnI mahAnatAno khyAla ApaNane temanI namratAmAMthI maLe che. "saMta palaTUdAsanI vANI' nAmanuM pustaka zrI. maganabhAI desAIne arpaNa karatAM teo jaNAve che -

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341 zrI gopALadAsa paTelanI vividha sAhityasevA jemaNe mArAM tana ane mana navesara ghaDI ApIne mane jIvana-dAna banyuM." have ApaNe keTalAka anuvAda karela tetro ane keTalAka bhaktonI vANInA udAharaNa joIzuM : 1. eka kAra sAcuM che, nAma jemanuM je A sRSTinA kartA-puruSa che, (jemanA sivAya bIjuM koI na hovAthI) je nirbhaya che, nirvera che, (kAlAtIta I) akAla jemanuM svarUpa che, (bIjA kazAmAMthI jemanI utpatti thaI na hovAthI) je ayoni che, tathA je svaprakAza che - gurunI kRpAthI emanA nAmano jApa kare e paramAtmA AdithI satya che, yuganA prAraMbhe paNa satya hatA, atyAre paNa satya che, ane te nAnaka, bhaviSyamAM paNa satya rahevAnA che. japajI' - AdimaMtra 2. bhramanuM keTaluM phUTI gayuM, ane manamAM prakAza thayo. gurue pagamAMthI beDI kApI nAkhI ane mane - baMdIne mukta karyo. [rAga mArU mahilA 3. sadUgara pAse bIjo janma lIdhe eTale saMsAramAM AvavA-javAnuM TaLI gayuM. guru pAsethI pAmelA nAmanA ja5 vaDe AzAo ane icchAo jaLI gaI, gurunuM zaraNa levAthI kadI na olavAtI jayota hRdayamAM pragaTI,- ane tAraNahAra paramAtmAe tArI lIdhA. [sidhagoSTi-2} 4. have mane brahmajJAna prApta thayuM! brahmajJAna! sahaja samAdhimAM jAte sukharUpa banIne sthira thayo tathA anaMta du:khe UbhAM karanAra karoDa kalpanAo kAyama gherI vaLI hatI, te badhI vizrAma pAmI gaI - hiMmezane mATe dUra thaI! kRpALu gurue kRpA karI, eTale mAruM hRdaya kamaLa khIlI UThayuM, bhrama bhAMgI gayo. daze dizAe khulI thaI gaI ane aMtaramAM parama jyotirUpa paramAtmA pragaTa thayA. (saMta kabIra ] 5. dAdune tenA prItama na maLe to te haragija sukha na pAme, pachI tene jIvatA rahevAnuM ja zuM prayojana?

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eka jhalaka jeNe mane viyoga -virahane kAramA ghA karyA che tenI davA paNa te pAte kare, teA ja kAragata nivaDe. zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane zrI. geApALadAsa jIvAbhAI paTele pAtAnI tejasvI kalama vaDe gujarAtanI prajAnI je sevA karI che te koI jJAnapITha evArDanI apekSAthI nahIM paraMtu gujarAtanI vartamAna tema ja bhAvi peDhI vizva-sAhitya, gujarAtanuM amara sAhitya ane dezanA saMtAnI amaravANInA khajAnAthI vaMcita na rahe. zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane zrI. geApALadAsa paTelanA jIvana ane kAryane koTi koTi vaMdana! tA. 25-12-2003 -AcAya dazanasiMga zIkha sara be puNyAtmAone vaMdana ! mahAtmA gAMdhIe gujarAtI sAhitya ane vizvasAhitya ane patrakAritvamAM navI prANavAna paraMparAne janma ApIne zrI. mahAdevabhAI, zrI. pyArelAla, svAmI AnaMda, zrI. caMdrazaMkara zukala, zrI. kizAralAla mazarUvALA, zrI. maganabhAI desAI, zrI. geApALadAsa paTelane ApaNA jAhera jIvanamAM A emaNe eka kAyamI umerA karyo che, e paraMparA dRDha karavAmAM parivAra saMsthAe paNa suMdara kArya karyuM che. gAMdhIjInA A badhA sAthI suMdara ane yazasvI kAmagIrI bajAvI gayA che. temAMya zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane zrI. geApALadA paTele te kamAla karI che. peAtAnI tejAbI kalama dvArA cAra dAyakA sudhI rASTrane satata deAravaNI ApI gayA che. uparAMta vidyApITha dvArA khetI, ge|sevA ane grAmasevAnAM aneka racanAtmaka kAmAgeAThavyAM che. temanA vidyArthIo, sAthI ane cAhakoe A paraMparAne dRDha karIne tene jIvaMta rAkhavI joIe. zrI. maganakAkAnI jI. TI. beDiMga - jevI saMsthA vidyArthIo ane dezasevako mATe karavAnI khAsa IcchA hatI. tenA maMgala prAraMbha thaI zakayo che. te saMtASanI vAta che. A jJAna-yajJamAM joDAyelA sau sAthIone dhanyavAda! zrI maganakAkA te amArA kuTuMbanA premALa zirachatra" hatA. tathA zrI. geApALakAkA amArA vaDIla salAhakAra hatA. A baMne vaDIleAne vizva-sAhitya suvarNa jayaMtI mahAtsava" prasaMge amArA parivAranA koTI ToTI vaMdana pAThavIe chIe. saune abhinaMdana ! namaskAra ! tA. 11-10-2003 guNava ta phulAbhAI desAI

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saMtonI vANInuM sarovara saMta kabIranI vANI [saMpAH gopALadAsa paTela, kiM. rU. 60-00, pAna 23+128=131.] bhAga-1 "kahe kabIra dIvAnA" A bhAga-1 mAM 9 pada lIdhAM che. kabIra pote ja ekarAra kare che. bhAI ame to dIvAnA chIe, pAgala chIe. dIvAnAne je dekhAya che te kahevAtA zANAone kadI dekhAya che? narasaiyo kahe che ke, "evA re ame evA, vaLI tame kaho cho tevA." koI zuM kahe amane pAgala ame mobhAre caDhIne kahIe chIe ke bhAI ame pAgala chIe, pUrA pAgala. dIvAnakI mastI koI ajaba-gajabakI hotI hai. parama satya bIjo koNa kahe? pachI to mAyA mohe artha dekhi kari, kAhe kU garavAnA che nirbhaya bhayA kachu nahIM vyA, kahe kabIra dIvAnA che kahe kU garavAnA, tamArI pAse garva karavA jevuM zuM che? garvathI phUlAtA pharo cho e kaMI zANA mANasanI rIta nathI. nirbhaya bhAyA kachu nahIM vyApe, kaI nirbhaya bane? jenuM baLa eka paramAtmA che te ja nirbhaya thAya che. moha mAyA vyApe nahIM jene enA janma-maraNanA pherA TaLI jAya. ekatvam anupazyata: bhAI ame to ekatvanA upAsaka chIe. eke pavana, eka hI pAnI, eka jyoti saMsArA ! * * * * eka hI sirajanahArA , 343

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eka jhalaka huM" ane "tuM" evo daitabhAva che ja nahi evI amane gaLA sudhInI khAtarI thaI gaI che garva karanArA ane bhedabharamanI vAto karanAra DAhyA ame nathI. abigata akala anUpama dekhyA, kahetA kahyA na jAI saina kare mana hI mana rahaso gUMge jAna miThAI che gUMgAe mIThAI khAdhI, khUba khAdhI, khUba svAda Avyo, ghaNA cALA-izArA karIne kahevA gayo, paNa svAdanuM varNana kevI rIte karI zake? e rasano svAda to zaMkara jANe ke jANe zuka jogI re.. kaMI eka jANe vrajanI gopI kahe narasaiyo bhogI re.." AvA koI dIvAnA ane pAgalo ja kaMIka jANe che ane DAhyA phAMphAM khAMDe che. vAha bhAI, "sagarI duniyA bhaI sayAnI, meM hI eka bIrAnA." bhAga-2 "kahai kabIra meM pUrA pAyA" A bhAgamAM 11 pada lIdhAM che. dIvAnA kabIranI have dazA che pUrNanI. Avo ApaNe paNa pUrNatvanI ArAdhanA karIe. kahe kabIra meM pUrA pAyA, saba ghaTi sAhaba dIThA kabIre gajaba karyo che. meM pUrA pAyA evuM kahevAnI himata koNa kare? e kabIra jevA dIvAnA ja kare ! zatabaddhi ane sahastrabuddhi lIlAlahera kare. DAhyAe DahApaNa DahoLyAM ane havAmAM bAcakA bharyA. tIre UbhA jue tamAzo te koDI nava pAme jone! harino mAraga che gAMDAno nahIM DahAyaNanuM kAma jone.... kabIra AvA dIvAnA che, gAMDA che ane kabIrane samajavA, pAmavA gAMDA banavuM paDe.

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saMta kabIranI vANuM 345 kahe kabIra meM pUrA pAyA - pUrNanuM darzana - pUruM darzana. AMdhaLAone hAthInA darzana jevuM adhUruM darzana karIne gAjI gAjIne sUpaDA jevo ane bhIMta jevo ane thAMbhalA jevo evAM evAM samarthanA karI karIne gaLA phADavAnuM kAma karanArA AmAM kAMI na samaje. kabIra! e saMsArake, samajAvuM kaI vAra, pUMcha ja pakaDe bheMsakA, utarA cAhe pAra. bheMsanAM pUMchaDAM pakaDIne sAme pAra nA javAya e to DUbI ja javAya. vaitaraNI pAra utaravA to gAyanAM pUMchaDAM pakaDavA paDe. alA eke nUra upAya tAkI kaisI nindA; tA nUre ye saba jaga kIyA, kana bhalA kauna maMdA. allA ho akabara' Izvara eka ja che. eko aham.... eka nUramAMthI - tejamAMthI badhI sRSTi racANI che. kauna apanA, kauna parAyA. manuSyattvam paheluM ane chelluM saghaLe manuSyamU. jethI nidA eTale paramAtmAnI ja niMdA. saba ghaTi sAhaba dIThA basa badhe tArAM ja darzana. samadarzI hai nAma tihAro.... kahe kabIra meM pUrA pAyA". ghaTa ghaTamAM vasanAra, aNu aNumAM rahelo sarvavyApI paramAtmA. ene pAmavAnuM rahasya kabIra batAve che. mAsTara kI - badhAM tALAM khulI jAya evI eka jAduI cAvI kabIra pAse che. saMto pAse che. basa e cAvI meLavI lo. jaDI kUcIne ughaDayuM tALuM, thayuM bhomaMDaLamAM ajavALuM | dilamAM dIvo karo."

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346 eka jhalaka aMdhArAno upAya ajavALuM karavAno, tALAM kholavAno upAya cAvI zodhI kADhavAno. " tAlA kUcI kulake lAge udhaData bAra na koI." kUMcI maLI ane tALAM ughaDatAM koI vAra lAge ja tahIM. hajAro sAlanAM aMdhArAM prakAzanA eka jhabakAre, vIjaLInA eka camakAre gAyaba thaI jAya che. kabIranI vANImAM taNakhA jhare che, cinagArI pragaTe che. kabIra pAse Avo ane "eka ja de cinagArI mahAnala ! eka ja de cinagArI .." ane pachI to "dIvo aNabhe pragaTe evo tAre timiranA jevo." kahe kabIra saMsA saba chUTA rAma ratana dhana pAyA..." paramAtmAno sAkSAtkAra thatAM ja janmamaraNanA pherA TaLI jAya che, sukha-du:khanI bhramajALa maTI jAya che. saghaLA saMzaya TaLI jAya che. "pAyojI maiMne rAma ratana dhana pAyo .." "kahai kabIra suno bhAI sAdho, sAhaba milai sabUrImeM..." paramAtmA upara prema kare, sabUrI rAkho, to sAheba tamane avazya maLaze. saddabuddhi Apajo, kubuddhi kApajo. mathurA jArve dvArikA, bhAvai jAvai jaganAtha; sAdhu saMgati haribhajana bina, kachu na Avai hAtha." "tIratha pharI pharI thAkyAM caraNa toya na pahoMcyA harine zaraNa." A akhAnI vANI che. ane upara che kabIranI vANI. akhAne ane kabIrane jabaro meLa jAme che. akho

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saMta kabIranI vANuM 347 AkhI bhASA vApare che, kabIra paNa sIdhI ane sacoTa vAta kare che. sAcAne sAco ane jUThAne jUTho kahevAnI baMnemAM himata che - tAkAta che. cetatA rahejo, - paMDitothI paMDita vAda vadane jhUThA; rAma kahe duniyA gati pAve, khAMDa kahyA mukha mIThA." mAtra popaTiyuM raTaNa karyuM kAMI vaLe nahIM. Ama ja vaikuMTha javAtuM hoya to A pRthvIlokamAM vasatI rahe ja nahIM. badhAne mAsa pramozana maLI jAya. koI nApAsa ja nahIM. rAma rAma jApa karyAthI ja badhAnI gati thaI jAya ke bhagavAna maLI jatA hoya to pachI joIe zuM? saba patte roTIyAM thaI jAya aura sArA tAlAba ghI se bhara jAya to basa - jhaboLI jhaboLIne khAvAnuM. "khAMDa khAMDanuM bhajana karavAthI kAMI moTuM gaLyuM thavAnuM che? kyAM koI paMDita thayo che? pothAM ane thothAM phaDake ane TIpaNAM phADaye kaI paMDita ke jozI thayo che? pothI paDha paDha jaga mUvo ane paMDita bhayo na koI, DhAI akSara premakA paDhe so paMDita hoI." rajanIzajI bIradAve che kabIrane, "saMta to hajAro thaI gayA, paraMtu kabIra jevI gaganamaMDaLamAM pUnamane candra jevo virAjato anupama, advitIya evo koI nahIM kabIrane to cukI bharatAM bharatAM zarAbanI peThe pIvAnI hoya ane pachI DUbI javAnuM, potAnI jAtane bhUlI javAnuM, arthAt madamasta banI rahevAnuM. kabIra to amRta che. eka ghUMTaDo paNa pI juo to tamArI aMdara paNa Aga bhabhUkI UThe. kabIre pote kahyuM che.

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eka jhalaka 348 mArI vAto "likhAlikhI kI hai nahIM, dekhAdekhI bAta hai." AMkho dekhA hAla - lAIva pikacara - lAIva komenTarI. kabIra bhagavAna pAchaLa pAchaLa pharatA nathI paNa bhagavAna kabIranI pAchaLa pAchaLa phare che. A ja mahattvanI vAta che. "mana aiso nirmala bhayo jaiso gaMgAnIra, pIche pIche hari phire kahata kabIra kabIra." ApaNe zrI. gopALadAsabhAIe saMpAdita karela 'saMta kabIranI vANI'nuM Acamana karyuM. A to ame thoDAmAMthI thoDuM ApyuM che. gopALadAsabhAI ane rajanIzajInI bhAkhelI vAta saMkSepamAM bhAkhI che. ane amArI thoDI vizeSa vAta paNa aMdara bheLavI che. have to tRpti tyAre ja thAya jyAre kabIranuM AkarDa pAna karIe, dharAI dharAIne kabIrane jANIe, mANIe. AIe dIvAnAMkI duniyAmeM zAmila ho jAIe. bAbA malUkadA nI vANI [sa'pA. geApALadAsa paTela ka. 25-00 pAna 8+60=t] A pustakamAM 8 racanAo lIdhI che. rajanIzajInA bhAvadugAra malUkadAsa aMge, "nAnapaNathI huM sArI peThe prabhAvita thayo chuM, kabIrathI huM cakita thayo chuM, paNa bAbA malUkadAsanI to mane mastI ja caDI che." ****** "malUkamAM dharmanI mastI che, dharmanuM paramaha*sa rUpa, dharmane jeNe pIdho hoya te kevo hoya?

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349 bAbA makadAsanI vANI malka karatAM vadhu suMdara sarovara tamane bIje kyAMya nahi maLe. malUkadAsa evuM sarovara che ke tame nIcA jhUkIne khobo bharazo to tRpta thaIne ja UThazo." 'ajagara kare na cAkarI, paMkhI kare na kAma; dAsa mahUkA kahi gayA, saba kA dAtA rAma." A dohAmAM arthadhaTanamAM be prakAranuM arthaghaTana jovA maLe che. maluka kahevA mAge che te AvuM che. paramAtmA ja sRSTinuM taMtra calAve che ane tenA bhase tuM tAruM vahANa haMkAryo jA. gItAnuM vAkya yAda Ave che. yogakSemamU vahAmyaham' mArA bharoMse rahIne karma karyuM jA tArI citA mAre mAthe. bhojanAcchAhane citA vRthA kurvatti vaiSNavA:" ALasu ane cAlAka loko temane anukULa artha kADhe che. bhagavAna badhuM karI Apaze ApaNe kazI mahenata karavAnI jarUra nathI. evo AdhAra zodhe che. ajagara ane paMkhIonA daSTAMtothI uparano doho bahu prasiddha thayelo che. sAdha maMDalI beThike, mUDha jAti bakhAnI hama baDa hama baDa kari mue, bUDe bina pAnI. satsaMga karavA saMtonI maMDaLImAM jAya che. tyAM paNa mUDha loko UMcanIcane khyAlo laIne ja beThA che. huM moTo huM moTo karyA kare che. satsaMgamAM bhIMjAyA vinA korA-dhAkora ja pAchA Ave che. e zAlIgrAma pANImAMthI mabalakha pANImAMthI paNa korAne kerA ja bahAra Ave che. DhAMkaNImAM pANI laIne DUbI maranArAne zuM kahevuM? pANI vinA DUbI mare evA abhAgiyoone DUbatA ane maratAne keNa ugAre?

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250 eka jhalaka kahe malUka divAnA - nA vaha rIjhe japa tapa kInha, nA Atama ko jAre; nA vaha rIjhe dhotI TAMge, nA kAyA ke pakhAre. mAtra japa, tapathI paramezvara rIjhato nathI. AtmAne athavA zarIrane bALavAthI, tapAvavAthI ke aneka prakAranAM kaSTa veThavAthI paNa te rIjhato nathI. abhaDAI javAze ane sparzAsparzanA niyamo pALavAthI dhotI saMkorIne ke lugaDAM saMkorIne cAlavAthI ke pachI ghaDIe ghaDIe snAna karyA karavAthI paNa te paramAtmA rIjhavAno nathI. A badhI bAhyAcAra ke bAhyADaMbarano koI artha nathI. bAbA malUkadAsa to avadhUta che. avadhUtI mastImAM masta rahenAra ne koI baMdhanomAM ke niyamomAM jakaDAI javAnuM nathI. rAma rAma ke nAma ke, jahAM nahI lavalesa, pAnI tahAM na pIjIe, parihariye so desa. rAmanAmanA NAnuvAda na hoya, jyAM nAmasmaraNa thatuM nathI. bhagavAnanuM vismaraNa che. tevI jagAe kSaNa paNa nA rokAvuM. evI jagAnuM pANI paNa na pIvAya. tevI jagAe pANI pIvuM paNa pApa che. tevI jagAne, tevA dezane tyajI daIe emAM ja kalyANa che. maNUka kare che kamAla - kevI vANImAM, mAlA japa na kara japo jilyA kaho na rAma, sumirana merA hari kare sai pAyA bisarAma;

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351 bAbA masUkadAsanI vANI je to dekhe AtamA te to sAligarAma, bolanahArA pUjiye paththara se kyA kAma. huM hAthamAM mALA paNa pakaDato nathI ke mALA pheravIne - bhagavAnanA nAmano japa paNa karato nathI. mArI jIbha paNa rAmanuM nAma raTatI nathI. have to bhagavAna ja mAruM smaraNa kare che; huM to vizrAma - ArAma karuM chuM." jyAM dekhuM tyAM - jIvamAtra upara najara nAkhuM tyAM basa paramAtmAnAM ja darzana thAya che. jIvamAtramAM paramAtmAnAM ja darzana thAya che. bolanArA evA sadguru je IzvararUpa banI gayA che temane ja pUjavA. paththaranI mUrti (zAlIgrAma) ApaNane zo mArga batAvavAnI che? hada karI nAMkhI A padamAM to malUkadAse. paramAtmA sAthe ekarUpa thayelA mukta puruSanI sthitinuM A varNana che. zivoSham ke - soham kahenAranI mana: sthiti kevI hoya? basa tuhI. tuhI tuhI. malUka eka mahAkavi che. mAtra kavi nahIM. paraMtu eka daSTA, eka trASi paNa che. mahAkavi e arthamAM ke enuM darzana sAkSAtkAra veLA gAjatA anAhata nAdanuM che. malUkadAsamAM tAjA pANInA jharaNAnI gati che. jharaNAM kAMI relavenA pATA upara jatI gADInA nizcita mArge ja thoDAM jatAM hoya che? kabIra kahe che. "pIche pIche hari phira" mArI pAchaLa pAchaLa hari bhame che. malka kahe che, "sumirana merA hari kare meM pAyA bisarAma." AvuM koNa kahI zake? kabIra divAnA ke malUka jevA pAgala ke mIrA jevI bAvarI ke manasUra matAnA jevI

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eka jhalaka 35 kahI zake! kahe, "manasUra mastAnA masta vyaktio ja analahaka tU kahAtA jA. >> brahmajJAnInI vAta have kare che. "devala pUje ki devatA, ki pUje pahADa; pUjana kA jAtA bhalA, jo pIsa khAya saMsAra." maMdirane pUjo ke aMdara sthApelA devane pUjo. are paththaranI nAnI sarakhI mUrtine zA mATe pUjo? himAlaya jevA pahADane ja pUjo ne! A badhuM nakAmuM che. tenA karatAM paththaranI kAMTIne pUje te vadhAre sAruM nahi ? kAraNa ke, AkhI duniyA AMTI vaDe anAja daLIne - pIsIne roTalA pAme che. - paththaranA pUjanArA pote paNa paththara banI jAya che. saMgadila - paththaranA jevA - patharA jevA. tethI to mUrtipUjaka hindu musalamAnane ke anya dharmIne mArI zake che ane musalamAna kAbAnA paththarane pUjanArA ke paththaranI masjIdonA pUjako hindune ke anya dharmIne ke khristIo IsunA mUrtipUjaka ke krosanA pUjako anyadharmIne mArI zake che. kahe che ke, dhArmika kahevAtA lokoe jeTalAM yuddha karyAM che ke jeTalA saMhAra karyAM che. tevuM kazuM nAstikoe nathI karyuM. chelle eka sanAtana satya kahe che, malUkadAsa prabhutAI kA saba maruM, prabhu ko mare na koI, jo koI prabhu ke maruM, to prabhutAdAsI hoI. badhA loko cAhe che ke prabhutA maLe - sattA maLe, pada maLe, eTalA mATe maravA ane mAravA taiyAra che. prabhutA badhAne joIe che. paNa prabhu pote koIne joItA nathI. paraMtu vastusthiti e che ke je koI prabhune mATe maravA taiyAra che. prabhutA tenI dAsI banI rahe che. kahyuM che ne ke, 'mukti che emanI dAsI re....

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53 dAdU bhagatanI vANuM "tAne je hari bhagata sayAne, mukuti nirAharI bhagati lubhAne." tulasIdAsajI kahe che, "je zANA bhakto che te to muktinI jhaMkhanA choDIne bhakti tarapha vaLyA che. "harinA jana no mukti nA mAge mAge janamo janama avatAra re..." nA huM icchuM svarga vA Ihariddhi, nA huM icchuM janma mRtyuthI mukita. huM to icchuM namra bhAve dayALo! sau prANInAM du:khano nAza thAo. bAbA malUkadAsanI vANI baLaprada preraka ane marelA maDadAne beThI kare evI krAMtikArI ane jagatane mATe zAMtiprada che. emAM narI avadhUnI mastI bharelI che. eno vadhAre ane vadhAre AsvAda meLavavA mATe tapara thaIe. dAdU bhagatanI vANI saMpAvepALadAsa paTela, kiM. 50 rUpiyA. pAna 8 + 8 = 96] A pustikAmAM 10 racanAo - pado dAdU dayALanAM levAmAM AvyAM che. - dAdU dayALa nAmathI khyAta A saMta - I.sa. 15441603mAM thaI gayA. temanA viSe nAta-jAta bAbata jadAM judAM maMtavyo che. banArasanA camAra kuTuMbanA te cAmaDAnI pakhAlo banAvI jIvana-nirvAha calAvatA hatA. amadAvAdanA koI brAhmaNane tyAM te nadImAMthI maLelA bALaka tarIke moTA thayA. e0 - 23

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354 eka jhalaka koI temane janma musalamAna hatA tema kahe che. je hoya te saMto-oliyAone nAta-jAta ke dharmanA vADAnAM baMdhana hotAM nathI. badhA saMto prabhu pratye dorI jatA paMtha - rastA ke mArganA alagArI yAtrIo ja hoya che. 2janIzajI bhAvavibhora thaIne bolI UThe che, "dAdUnI vANI upaniSadathI paNa kayAMka AgaLa pahoMcI jAya che. vedavacanone paNa TAMpI jAya che." gaiba mAMhi gurudeva milyA, pAyA hama parasAda, mastaka mere kara dharyA, dekhA agama agAdha. guru mile to pAIe bhakti-mukti bhaMDAra, dAdU saheje dekhiye sAhiba kA dIdAra. raste cAlatAM anAyAse sadguruno bheTo thayo; temaNe mArA upara kRpAno varasAda varasAvI dIdho; "pAyA hama parasAda. temaNe mArA mastaka upara hAtha mUkatAM ja mane agamya - agAdha paramAtmAnAM darzana thayAM. sataguru yU sahajai milA liyA kaMThi lagAI, dayA bhaI dayAla kI, taba dIpaka diyA jagAI. dAdUne sadguru saheje malI gayA ane dAdUne kaMThe lagAvI dIdho. te dayALue dayA lAvIne tenA - aMtaramAM jJAnano jhaLahaLato dIvo pragaTAvyo. basa pachI to badhe ja ajavALuM ajavALuM thaI gayuM. pachI zuM? sadguru, malyA to malI gayA. bhakti-muktino bhaMDAra, khajAno malI gayo. ane pachI to sahejamAM ja sAhebanAM eTale paramAtmAnA darzana thayAM - sAkSAtkAra thayo. pAyA hama parasAda' kRpA malI gaI.

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dAdU hagatanI vANI 'rAma kRpA binu sulabha na soI' tulasI. dAdUnI vANImAM badhuM navanIta ja che. dhInA gADavA bharelA che. narI amIvarSA che. kauna paTaMtara dIjiye dUjA nAhIM koI; rAma sarIkhA rAma hai, sumariyAM hI sukha hoI; nAvaliyA taba jAniye, je tana-mana rahe sadhAI, Adi aMta madha, eka rasa kabahU bhUli na jAI. rAma sarIkhA rAma hai' enA jevo bIjo koNa che? na tvat samo'styamadhika kuto'nyo' gItA a. - 11 tArA samAna koI nathI. to tArAthI vizeSa to hoya ja kayAMthI? tuM ja eka ane adritIya che. "merA kucha nahIM saba kucha terA." nAnake kahyuM che ne basa gyArA-bArA aura aba basa terA -- terA -- terA. tuhI -- tuhI - tuhI rAma sarisa kou nAhIM.' 155 nAma-smaraNa. ---- nAma-smaraNa e ja eka upAya che tene pAmavAno. tanamAM-manamAM-romeromamAM vyApI 2he - guMjI rahe evuM AdimAM-aMtamAM-madhyamAM eka sarakho kAyama rahenArA, (bhUta, vartI ane bhaviSyamAM bIjuM kaMI nahIM ! eka ja rAma) jaba eba taba avvala aura Akhira, tujhase hai saba koI tujhasA nahIM koI ' ekameva - advitIya. AvA e paramAnaMdane paramAtmAne huM kadI nA bhUluM. duniyAnAM pArthiva sukho avinAzI nathI -- kAyamI nathI. Adi, madhya ane aMta traNemAM ekarasa phakta paramAtmA che, tethI akhaMDa enuM ja smaraNa.

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35 eka jhalaka sabada sarovara subhara bharyA, harijala nirmala nIra; dAdU pIvai prati se, tinake akhila sarIra. paramAtmAnA nAmarUpI e sarovara hari-paramAtmArUpI nirmaLa jaLathI chalochala bhareluM che. dAdU kahe che ke koI prema bhAvapUrvaka tenuM pAna karaze te - paramAtmA sAthe ekarUpa thaI pUrNatAne pAmaze. akhilAInI anubhUti karaze. "tinake akhila sarIra." "lAgI laganI eka zyAmanI eka rAmanI." "lahe lAgIre lahe lAgI rAma sItApati tArI lahe lAgI ....' lyo lAgI taba jANiye je kabahU chUTi na jAI; jIvata yoM lAgI rahe, mUvA maMjhi samAI. paramAtmAmAM lahe lAgI ke lagana lAgI tyAre kahevAya jyAre du:khamAM ke saMkaTamAM kayAre paNa te chUTe nahIM. bhakata jIve tyAM lagI to lagana kAyama rahe che ane rahe ja. paNa avasAna pachI paNa enI lagana duniyAbharamAM vyApI jAya. nAza pAme nahIM. vAtAvaraNamAM - vAyumaMDaLamAM bharapUra bharAI jAya. je bIjA sAdhakone paramAtmAne pAmavAmAM madadarUpa banI jAya. cAtakanI pyAsanuM daSTAMta svAti nakSatramAM varasatA varasAdanAM jaLabiMdu adhdhara ja pInAruM cAtaka (mAdA) paMkhI jema pachI AkhuM varasa "he piyu - he piyu" tarasa lAgI che, tarasa lAgI che ema raTayA kare che. tema dAdUnuM mana tathA citta he prabhu, tamArA darzana mATenI mArI tarasa - AzA pUrI karo, pUrI karo ema raTaNa karyA ja kare che. nA vahu milai na meM sukhI, kahuM karyuM jIvana hoI; jina mujhako ghAyala kiyA merI dArU soI,

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da bhagatanI vANI dAdUne teno prItama na maLe to haragija sukha na maLe. pachI tene jIvatA rahevAnuM zuM prayojana? tenA jIvavAno eka ja hetu che paramAtmAnuM milana. te na sadhAya to jIvavuM nirarthaka che. jeNe mane viyoga-virahano kAramo ghA karyo che tenI davA paNa (milana karAvIne) te ja kare, to ja kAragata nIvaDe. jeNe ghA karyo che te ja mArA te ghAnI akasIra davA kare. mArI nADa tamAre hAthe hari saMbhALajo re..." huM aparAdhI tuM kSamAvAna. prabhu more avaguna citta na dhare.' hIM prasiddhapAtakI, tU pApa puMja hArI? A badhA bhAvane bharI detI dAdUnI vANI - tilatilakA aparAdhI terA, ratI ratIkA cora; palapalakA meM gunahI terA, bakasI auguna mora. he prabhu je kaMI che A saMsAramAM te badhuM tAruM ja che chatAM tala jeTalI nAnI tuccha vastune paNa mArI kahIne huM bhogavato Avyo chuM. meM tAro ghora aparAdha karyo che. vaLI ratIbhAra je kaMI thoDuM ke ghaNuM meM "mAruM" kahIne kabaje rAkhyuM che, te paNa tArA akhUTa bhaMDAramAMthI meM karelI corI ja che. AvA gunA jIvanamAM meM paLe paLe karyA che. jeTalo moTo huM pApI chuM teTalo ke tethIye moTo tuM kSamAvAna che. karuNAnidhAna che, mane mApha karyo che. jana avaguna prabhu mAna na kAuM, dInabaMdhu ati mUdula subhAu."

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eka jhalaka - A AzAspada saMdezo Ape che - tulasIdAsajI he prabhu agaNita pApa tuM agaNita vAra mApha karyA kare basa e ja prArthanA. basa eka ja mArI vinaMtI che - Arajhu che, dAdU dayALa kahe che - dina-dina nautana bhagati de, dina-dina nautana nAMva; sAI sata saMtoSa de, mAMge dAdU dAsa. he prabhu, roja roja navI navI ane vadhatI jatI tArI bhakita Apa. mane roja tAruM navaluM nAma japavA maLe, he prabhu, roja roja vadhato jato tArA pratyeno sneha-prema mane Apa jethI huM samagrapaNe tane nyochAvara thaI jAuM. (tArI upara oLaghoLa thaI jAuM.) he sAMI, mane sAco saMtoSa Apa. bhAva-bhakita Apa, AsthA - vizvAsa - bharoMso Apa; tArA upara vArI javAnI hiMmata Apa. rAha jovAnI sabUrI Apa. jethI adhIrAImAM ADuM avaLuM nA karI besuM. dAdu tArI pAse ATaluM ja mAge che. 'harino mAraga che zUrAno nahIM kAyaranuM kAma jone, parathama paheluM mastaka mUkI vaLatI levuM nAma jone. A to khAMDAnA khela che. mAthAnAM sATAM che. lohInuM pANI karo tyAre ene samajAya, pamAya. (dAdU) sAMI kAraNa mAMsa kA, lohI pAnI hoI; sUke ATA asthi kA, dAdU pADau koI. dA, sAMI-svAmI-mAlika evA paramAtmAne prApta karavA mATe lohInuM pANI karavuM paDe tathA hADakAMno ATo - bhUko banAvI devo paDe, eTaluM barAbara samajI rAkhaje.

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359 dAdU bhagatanI vANuM mahAkaSTa pAmyA vinA kRSNa kone malyA?" re zira sATe naTavarane varIe .... "mAthA sATe moMghI vastu sAMpaDavI nahIM sahela jone." bhakina zIza taNuM sAruM re... AgaLa vasamI che vATa." AmAM kazuM InsTanTa nA cAle. A kAMI khAvAno khela nathI. e paramatatvanI prApti ijhI ceramAM na thAya. vahAlo premane te vaza thayA rAjI re ...." "binA prema rIjhata nahIM, tulasI naMda kizora." " prema prema kayA kare, jA jamanA ke tIra; eka eka gopI ke premameM baha gaye lAkha kabIra." premanI duniyA nirALI che. "DhAI akSara prema kA paDhe so paMDita hoya, izka alaha kI jAti che, izka alaha kA aMga." izka athavA prema e ja allA-paramAtmAnI jJAti ke jAti che. izka athavA prema e ja allAha-paramAtmAno raMga che tathA izka ja allAnI hayAtI ke astitva che. 2janIzajI kahe che, "paramAtmAnI pUrI paribhASA dAdUe je DhaMgathI kahI che teno joTo tamane bIje kyAMya jovA nahi maLe.' "premathI moTo bIjo zabda manuSyanI bhASAmAM nathI." je pahuMce te kahi gaye, tinakI eke jAti; sarba sayAne eka mati, unakI eke jAti. badhA zANA puruSono - jAgelAono eka ja mata che,

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eka jhalaka te badhA eka ja jAtinA jamAtanA loko che. jAgelAonI jAtinA. kAjIsAheba sAMbharamAM dAdU pAse AvyA ane dAdUne dhamakAvavA lAgyA. tuM khudAne "rAma" kahIne dharmane bhraSTa kare che? rAmane pUjanAro kAphara kahevAya. dAdUe kahyuM, kAjI kajA na jAnahI, kAgada hAthi kateba, paDhate paDhate dina gaye, bhItara nAhI bheda. alyA kAjI tuM sAcuM to jANato nathI; mAtra kAgaLanI kitAba hAthamAM rAkhI paDhayA kare che. pothI paDhayA karavAthI keTalAya divasa vItI gayA paNa rahasya to pAmyo nahi. kAjI AthI to vIpharyo ane dAdUne gAla upara tamAco ThokI dIdho - dAdUe bIjo gAla dharyo. kAjI zaramAIne cAlato thayo. sAMbharamAM mukAma karI rahelA dAdUne akabare phatepurasIkrI padhAravAnuM nimaMtraNa mokalyuM, zo javAba Apyo che dAdUe, eka samrATa eka garIba mANasa pAse zAnI AzA rAkhI zake? paNa koI bhakata sAMbhara AvavA mAgatA hoya to jarUra padhAre. akabara javAbano marma samajI gayo. I.sa. 1586mAM beu vacce cAlIsa divasa satsaMga cAvyo. A mulAkAtathI akabara vadhu binasAMpradAyika banyo. dAdU dayALa jevA saMtoe hiMdustAnanuM nAma rozana karyuM che. dAdUnI vANIno lahAvo laIe ane ApaNe sau enA raMge raMgAI jaIe.

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dariyA bhagatanI vANI [saMpA. geApALadAsa paTela, kri. 10-70 A pustikAmAM 6 padano saMgraha che. dariyA bhagata eTale brahmajJAnI, ane yogezvara evA saMta, bhakta ane kavi. rajanIzajInA zabdomAM joIe zuM kahe che! "dariyA bhagatano ja hAtha pakaDo. te tamane e sarovara pAse laI jaze, jenA pANIno eka ghUMTaDo paNa tamane sadAne mATe tRpta karI deze." 2jI sAstara gyAna kI, aMga rahI lIpaTAya; sataguru ekahi sabda se, dInho turaMta uDAya. zAstrajJAnanI sAMbhaLelI, jANelI, udhAra pAna - 40 ] tathA vAsI vAtonI dhULa mArA zarIra para cAMTelI hatI; sadgurue eka zabdathI phUMka mArIne te badhI tarata darADI dIdhI. zAstrajJAnanI dhULa : zAstrajJAna eTale ahIM bIjA pAsethI sAMbhaLelI, zIkhelI, udhAra, vAsI vAto mAtra bakavAsa. sataguru te kahevAya je tame mAthAmAM bharI rAkhelI zAstranI kahevAtI vAto jhApaTI kADhe. je tamane zAstrajJAna Ape te sataguru nathI. sataguru to tamAruM zAstrajJAna chInavI le. - paMDita jJAnI bahu mile veda gyAna paravIna; dariyA aisA na milA rAmanAma lavalIna. paMDita, AnI, vedazAstranA jJAtAo to bahu malyA paNa sarvatra rahelA -- vyApI rahelA 'rAma'- paramAtmAnA nAmamAM ja lavalIna evA to koI nA malyA. 36)

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eka jhalaka dariyA so sUrA nahIM jina deha karI cakacUra; mana ke jIta khaDA rahe meM balihArI sUra. dariyA bhagata kahe che ke, je raNamedAnamAM zarIranA TukaDe TukaDA thaI javA de tene huM khare zUra nathI kaheto. manane jItIne je khaDe rahe te kharo zUra. game tevI viparIta paristhitimAM paNa nA Dage ane aDaga rahe, hAre to raDe nahi ke jIte to hase nahi e sAcA zUravIrane huM ovArI jAuM chuM. je mAre joIe che tevA zUrA ane pUrAnI huM to zodhamAM chuM. jAta hamArI brA hai mAtA-pitA hai rAma; giraha hamArA sunna meM anahada meM bisarAma. brahmamAMthI AvyA chIe eTale brahma ja ApaNI jAtijJAti che. brahmamAMthI UpajyAM chIe eTale brahmA ja ApaNI mAtA che ane brahma ja ApaNA pitA che. zUnyamAM eTale ke eka ja hovA rUpI niraMjana-nirAkAra sthitimAM ja ApaNA kAyamI nivAsa che. e anahada - anaMta sthitimAM ja vizrAma eTale kharo ArAma che. bAkI to "lakha-corAzInA pherA nahIM maTe re" lakhacorAzImAM bhaTakyA ja karavAnuM dariyA lacchana sAdha kA kayA girahI kakSA bhekha; nihakapaTI nisaMka rahi bAhara bhItara eka saMtapuruSa gRhasthI hoya ke saMnyAsI bhekhadhArI hoya tenuM mukhya lakSaNa te kapaTa-rahita tathA zaMkA-rahita hovAne lIdhe bahArabhItara eka ja hoya. hAthInA cAvavAnA ane dekhADavAnA dAMta judA hoya evo, bevaDAM dhoraNa rAkhanAro nA hoya. mana-vacana-karmathI ekarUpa hoya.

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313 dariyA bhagatanI vANI kAno sUnI so jhUTha saba AMkho dekhI sAMca; dariyA dekhe jAniye yaha kAMcana yaha kAMca. kAnokAna sAMbhaLelI badhI vAto jUThI ja jANavI; potAnI sagI AMkhe joyuM te ja sAcuM. bIjAoe je saMbhaLAvyuM te jUThuM; jAte svAnubhavathI je jAyuM te sAcuM. te paramANa. dariyA bhagata kahe che ke, ApaNI AMkhoe ja joIne jANI zakIe ke A sonuM che ke A kAca che. bIjAnA kahyAthI kAcane sonuM na mAnI levAya ke sonAne kAca nA mAnI levAya. rajanIzajI bhASya kare che ke, sAgaranA peTALamAM kharAM motI che. te prApta karavA sAgara uparanI lahero gaNyA karavAthI kazuM na vaLe tene mATe to marajIvA thaI sAgaranA peTALamAM DUbakI mAravI paDe. "tIre UbhA jue tamAzo te koDI nava pAme jone, siMdhu madhye motI levA mAMhI paDyA marajIvA jone." Apa muvA vinA svarge nA javAya. "tuM tArA dilano dIvo thAne." buddha bhagavAna kahe che, "Atma dIpo bhava." pArasa parasA jAniye, jo lapaTe aMga aMga; aMga aMga palaTe nahIM, to hai jhuThA saMga. ApaNane malyo che. te pArasamaNi che tenI khAtarI tyAre ja thAya jyAre lokhaMDanuM sonuM banI jAya. Ama nA thAya to jANavuM ke pArasamaNi malyo nathI. koI paththara ja hAtha Avyo che. ramUjI dAkhalo ApI dariyA bhagata kahe che - kALI bilADIe dhoLA bagalAne - dhyAnastha bagalAne guru banAvI dIdho. paraMtu e to "jaise ko milA naisA" jevuM thayuM. bagalAno ane bilADIno dhaMdho eka ja che. bilADI mATe nA sara

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14 eka jhalaka uMdare pakaDavA chAnImAnI besI rahe che. bagalo mAchalAM pakaDavA sthira thaIne Ubho rahe che. bilADIe bagalAne guru karyo. dariyA billI guru kiyA ujajavala bagu ke dekha; jaise ko taisA milA aisA bhakta arU bhekha. upara arthachAyAmAM ApaNe joyuM ke billI celA aura bagalA-gurunI kevI joDI jAmI che, "lobhI guru aura lAlacI celA donuM narakame ThelaThelA." "mAyA mAyA saba kahe cInha nAhIM koya; jana dariyA nija nAma bina saba hI mAyA hoya." mAyA mAyA sau kare mAyA zuM e koI jANatuM nathI. (dhana, pada, IrSA, lobha, moha e badhAM mAyA che.) dariyA bhagata to jANe che eTaluM ke, rAmanAma vinA badhuM ja mAyA che. surata sAhaba se lAgI - hai ke saMta rAma - anurAgI, jA kI surata sAhaba se lAgI. koNa che evo rAma-anurAgI. saMta jenI suratA sAhebamAM ja lAgI gaI che. Adi-madhyaaMta saghaLe ane sarvatra eka rAmanAmamAM ja ramamANa che. suratA lAgI che eTale harismaraNamAMthI kyAreya ane kadIya jenuM mana bIje jAya ja nahIM. "brahmA laTakAM kare brahma pAse" parabrahmanA citana sivAya bIjuM kAMI ja nahIM. roma romamAM eka ja brahmanAdanuM guMjana che. "mIrAM ho gaI magana" "prItama chabI nayana basI, ra chabI kahAM samAya" jana dariyA eka rAmabhajana kara, bharama-vAsanA khoI; pArasa-parasa bhayA loha kaMcana, bahura na lohA hoI. dariyo bhagata kahe che, rAma-bhajanamAM DUbavAthI bhrama ane vAsanA dUra thaI gayAM. (dhyAnamAM rAkho ke pahelAM

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365 saMta paladAsanI vANI rAma-bhajanamAM DUbavAnuM siddha thAya tyAre ja bhrama ane vAsanA dUra thAya.) pArasa-maNino sparza thAya to loDhuM kaMcana bane; eka vAra kaMcana baneluM loDhuM pharI loDhuM na bane. satata kImaMto mAmuM satata mAruM ja smaraNa. bIjo mArI najare na Ave re. surata sAhaba se lAgI. dariyA bhagatano ja hAtha pakaDo. beDo pAra thaI jaze. vANI jANe gaMgAnuM pANI. dAsa kabIrA bhara bhara piyA, aura pIvana kI Aza ......... amRtano dharAvo hoya kadI? saMta paladAsanI vANI (saMpA. gepALadAsa paTela, kiM. 60-00 pAna 8 + 150 = 158 ] A pustakamAM 38 padanuM saMkalana che. dAdU bhagata "isaka' (izka) nA krAMtadarzI che. palaTUdAsa "AzikI' (AzikI) nA. izka ane AzikI baMneno artha potAnA premapArA sAthe ekarUpa thaI javAnI utkaTa jhaMkhanA che. A mAthA sATe meMdhI vastu meLavavAnI vAta che. palaTU kahe che, A rasto sahelo nathI - sodo sasto nathI, pAgala ho, mastAnA ho to Avo.... jarUra Avo. vaha sara nahi jisameM ki ho na saudA kisIkA, vaha dila nahi jo na ho divAnA kisIkA. e mastaka zAnuM? jemAM koI mahA moMghI vastunAM sATAM na hoya jemAM sAmo koI sodo na nakkI thayo hoya.

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eka jhalaka ane e dila nathI je koI amUlya lAbha mATe pAgaladIvAnuM nA thayuM hoya. palaTU baDe bevakUpha ve, Asika hone jAhi; sIsa utAre hAtha se, sahaja AzikI nahi. prabhu-premamAM masta banavA - Azaka banavA - jeo nIkaLI paDe che (kaphana mAthe bAMdhIne) evA bevakUpha keNa haze? potAne hAthe ja mAthu utAravA nIkaLyA che. tevA AzikI kAMI sahelI ke sastI vastu nathI. nAva milI kevaTa nahIM, kaise utare pAra?" nAva to malI che, paNa kevaTa nathI. kema karIne nadInI pAra utarAze? rAmane paNa kevaTe ja pAra utAryA hatA. bhavasAgara pAra utAravA mATe nAva ane nAvika baMnenI jarUra che. kevaTa eTale sadguru. palaTU sataguru sabda kA tanika na kare vicAra; nAva milI kevaTa nahIM, kaise utare pAra. sadgurunA kAna upara vicAra karo. khoTI akaDAI choDIne sadgurunuM zaraNa lo. temanA banAvelA mArge cAlavAmAM ja bhalAI che. nAva malI che paNa hoMziyAra nAvika vinA A nadI - bhavasAgara - pAra nA javAya. kapAsanuM daSTAMta : kapAsamAMthI vastra bane tyAM sudhInI AkhI prakriyAmAM kapAsane keTakeTalI kaThaNa paristhitimAMthI pasAra thavuM paDe che. paramArthane kAraNe kapAsa A badhuM sahana kare che. bIjAne khapamAM AvavuM che. e mATe badhuM AnaMdathI sahana kare che. - saMtone paNa pAra vagaranAM kaSTa veThavAM paDe che. are, maravuM paNa paDe che. mullA-maulavIo ane dharmAcAryo, maThapatio jemaNe dharmano ke lIdho che, dharmano IjAro laIne

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sata paladAsanI vANI besI gayA che. teo sAcA saMto-phakIro-oliyAnA kaTTara virodhIo thaIne aneka prakAre emanI rIbAmaNI karatA hoya che. AvA ThekedAro - ijAradAronA celA-elIo paNa saMtonI pajavaNI mATe taiyAra hoya che. palaTu ! paramArtha mATe saMto A badhuM veThe che. saMto kapAsanI peThe temanA upara gujAravAmAM AvatA atyAcAro sahana karI le che. parahita mATe prayatnazIla rahe che. ane dhanya thaI jAya che. tulasIdAsajIe paNa kapAsanuM daSTAMta ApyuM che : sAdhu carita subha sarisa kapAsU, nirasa - bisada gunamaya phala jAsU; jo sahI du:kha parachidra durAvA, vaMdanIya je hi jaga jasu pAvA. sAdhu-sajajanonuM caritra kapAsa jevuM che. je parahita mATe badhuM sahana karI le che. palaTUdAsa kahe che - paramAratha ke kArane du:kha saha palaTUdAsa; saMta sAsanA sahata hai jaise sahata kapAsa. tulasI ane palaTUe kapAsanuM A sacoTa daSTAMta ApyuM che : kayA sauzai tU bAvarI, calA jAta vasaMta; palaTU Rtu bhari kheli hai, phira pachanA aMta. AkhA varSamAM - AkhA AyakhAmAM - vasaMtatratu rUpImanuSya - janmarUpI je amUla avasara malyo che, te paramAtmA sAthe khelI levAmAM - tenA smaraNamAM gALI le. vasaMtaRtu cAlI jaze, AvaradA AvI raheze, maraNazaraNa thaI jaIza, pachI peTa bharIne pastAIza. "aba pachatAye hota kyA jaba ciDiyana yuga gaI kheta."

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eka jhalaka vasaMta jevI vasaMta - javAnI cAlI jAya che. sonA jevI taka jAya che. pachI zuM? pachI to tArA vatI nanAmI pAchaLa loko rAma bolo bhAI rAma karaze. palaTu zaika upara zeka Ape che vIjaLInA. have to jAgo ....... have to ceto ...... palaTu barasa ra mAsa dina, pahara ghaDI pala chIna; jya jyoM sUkhe tAla che, tyAM tyAM mIna malIna. palaTra kahe che, pratyeka varSa, pratyeka mAsa, pratyeka divasa, pratyeka prahara, pratyeka ghaDI, pratyeka paLa ane pratyeka kSaNa taLAva sUkAtuM jAya che. tAruM AyuSya ghaTatuM jAya che, mota najIka AvatuM jAya che. taLAva sUkAtuM jAya tema tema mAchalAMnA dahADA bharAI jAya che. mota najIka AvatuM jAya tema tema gabharAmaNa vadhatI jAya che. he mUrkha! zarIra svastha che tyAM lagImAM bhajanano marma jANI le - paramAtmAne yAda karI le. hajI to ceta - tujhe parAI kayA parI, apanI Apa nibera; apanI Apa nibera, choDi guDa bisa ko pAvai; kUvAM meM tU pare, ra ko rAha batAvai. tuM bIjAnA kalyANanI phikara zA mATe kare che? pahelAM tuM tAruM patava! tAruM potAnuM sAMbhaLato nathI; (ane bIjAno uddhAra karavA nIkaLI paDayo che.) tane tAro rasto jaDato nathI eTale kUvAmAM paDayo che, ane bIjoono rAhabara thavA nIkaLyo che? tAre A janmamAM tAruM kalyANa sAdhavArUpI goLa khAI levAno che, tene badale bIjAone rAha batAvavA nIkaLyo che. bIjAone upadeza ApavA jevuM jhera khAvAnuM kAma zA mATe kare che? - pUjo Atamadevane -

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369 sata palaTUdAsanI vANI jala pakhAna ko choDike, pUjo Atamadeva. palaTU dou kara jorike, guru saMtana kI seva. palaTU kahe che ke, be hAtha joDIne - page lAgIne - namaskAra karIne sAcA guru-saMtanI ja sevA karavA mAMDe. ane paththarane sevavAthI kazuM nahi vaLe. AtmasAkSAtkAra karyo hoya tevA guru-saMtanAM sevA-saMgathI ja bhagavAna pratye sAcAM prema-bhakti jAge. koI nahIM hai gaira bAbA keI nahIM hai gaira ... hiMdu-musalamAna saheja paNa judA nathI. A saMtaoliyAnI vAta mAno. svArthI ane kajiyAkhora jamAtanI vAtomAM nA phasAva. juo palaTU zuM kahe che? "pUraba meM rAma hai pachima khudAya hai, uttara aura dakikhana kaho kauna rahatA. sAhiba vaha kahAM hai, kahAM phira nahIM hai, hindu rA turaka tophAna karatA." hinduo kahe che ke, rAma pUrvamAM ja che. (ayodhyA pUrvamAM che) musalamAno kahe che ke, nA khudA to pazcimamAM (makakA pazcimamAM che) che. have jo bhagavAna ke khudA mAtra pUrva ane pazcimamAM ja hoya to uttara ane dakSiNa dizAmAM koNa che? e be dizAo bhagavAne nathI banAvI? hiMdumuslima baMne pAchA ema to kahe ja che ke bhagavAna - khudA eka ja che. sarvatra vaselo che. to pachI bhagavAna kayAM nathI? pUrvanI ane pazcimanI vAto karIne mAtra tophAna mAMDyuM che. potAnAM ToLAM vadhAravAnI ane potAnA roTalA zekI khAvA mATenI cAlabAjI sivAya bIMjuM kAMI nathI. e0 - 24

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eka jhalaka "pAMco samaya namAjakA, to aura samaya kayA coroMkA?" trikALa saMdhyAno samaya hiMduono ke bhagavAnano. pAMca vakhatanI namAjano samaya musalamAno ke khudAno to bAkIno samaya kono? A badhuM zuM laI paDayA cho? akkala ke buddhi pAchaLa laThTha laIne zuM kAma paDyA cho? A dhaMdhA bevakUphanA che. ema saMto-oliyA aneka rIte samajAvI rahyA che. "moko kahAM DhaMDhe baMde meM to tere pAsa meM nA meM aMdara nA meM majIda nA meM kAbe kailAsa meM ..." kaI saMte kahyuM che ke he baMdhu! tuM mane kyAM zodhavA nIkaLyo che? huM kyAMya khovAI nathI gayo. huM to tArI pAse ja chuM. tArI joDe ja chuM. huM nathI maMdiramAM ke nathI majIdamAM, nathI huM kAbAmAM - makkAmAM ke nathI huM himAlaya kalAsamAM. "baMde meM to tere pAsa me" pAnI meM mIna piyAsI... AtamajJAna vinA nara bhaTake, koI mathurA keI kAzI ... A haDiyADoTo kazo artha vagaranI che. keI saMtanuM zaraNa laI le ane bhagavAnanuM smaraNa karI le. AtmajJAna meLavI le, A sivAya badhuM khoTuM che. saMto pokArI pokArIne A ja kahe che. o bevakUpho thoDI to buddhi doDAvo"turaka hai muda ko kabameM gADane, hindu tau Aga ke bIca jAre; pUrava vai gaye haiM ve paradhuM ke, dou bekUpha have khAka ThAre." turko-musalamAno maDadAMne kabaramAM dATe che, hindu maDadAMne smazAnamAM laI jaI agnimAM bALe che.

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saMta padnadAsanI vANI hinduo pUrvamAM (sUryane) namaskAra kare che; musalamAno pazcimamAM (kAbAne) namaskAra kare che. baMne bevakUpha che ane khAlI rAkha ja cALyA kare che. A badhuM vyartha che. phogaTanI pravRtti che. chelle chelle khudA ke baMde - bhagavAnanA bhakto ! ATaluM ja karo to basa beDo pAra thaI jaze. 46 hATa bATa majita meM soya raho, dina rAte satasaMga kA rasa pI; palaTU udAsa rahau jakata se to, pahile bairAga yahi bhAMti kIjai." kare ? rAte masjIdamAM sUI jAva, hATa-vATamAM ke jayAM phAve tyAM sUI jAva, je maLe te rAmano dIdho TukaDo khAI lo. paNa satsaMgano rasa pIvAnuM kadI nA choDo, dinarAta satsaMga karo. paramAtmAnA ciMtanamAM enA guNAnuvAdamAM masta raho. "gUgene guDa khAI liyA, ,, jabAna vinA kayA sikata A' muMgAe goLa khAdho. have jIbha nathI e varNana zuM "palaTU bhagavAna kI gati nyArI, bhagavAna kI gati bhagavAna jAnai 3912 99 ' bhagavAnanI gati nyArI che. koInI samajamAM Ave evI nathI. akathanIya che. 'abhigata, akatha, apAra.' bhagavAnanI gati eka bhagavAna ja jANe. bIjo zuM jANe? neti - neti nita nigama kaha.' zAstro, purANo, veda, dharmagraMtho, paMDito, dharmazo ke koI moTA pIra-phakira kAInA gajAnI A vAta nathI. enI gati to eka e ja jANe. saMtonA satsaMgamAM covIsa kalAka DUbelA raho. paraSadarAya di. zAsrI

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guru nAnakanI vANI [saMpA. gopALadAsa paTela kiM. 10-00 pAna 15+76=1] A pustikAmAM nIce mujabano saMgraha che: bhAga : 1 - pada 22 bhAga : 2- padamAM 11 subhASita - sadukti - coTadAra vicAra-vAkayo - para guru nAnaka mahAna saMta che. zIkha dharmanA sthApaka che. paMdaramI sadImAM thaI gayA. zIkhadharme nirmAlya, muDadAla banI gayelI prajAmAMthI samartha, sugaThita, mahenatu, vaphAdAra ane marajIvAonI prajA UbhI karI. siha jema kadI pote ekalo che ane sAme moTuM ToLuM che, evuM jovA thobhato nathI. tema jAlImonI sAme thanAra mada prajA taiyAra karI zIkhadharme. Ane avatAra-kArya ja kahevAya. muDadAla prajAmAM prANano saMcAra karI navacetanA jagavI. mUrtipUjA karatAM vizeSa nAmano mahimA ane sadvicAra ane sadAcArano mahimA prasthApita karyo. purANono saMnyAsamArga ane mUrtipUjAno vaiSNavI kriyAyoga Aje nirarthaka banI gayela che. jethI saMyamI prasanna gRhasthajIvanano mahimA vadhAryo. guruparaMparAmAM AgaLa upara vadhatI jatI zithilatAnA upAya tarIke graMthasAhebane mAnavAnI eTale ke vicArane samajavAnI ane te pramANe jIvana jIvavAnI vAtane mahattva ApyuM. 372

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guru nAnakanI vANI hiMdu-muslima baMnenI dhArmika kaTTaratA ane jaDatA sAme guru nAnake joradAra prahAro karyA che. "koI (sAco) hiMdu nathI ke musalamAna nathI." A vicArathI ja nAnake badhI dhArmika mAyAjALa toDI nAMkhI. saMtavANImAM guru nAnaka, kabIra, palaTu, malUka, dAdu dayALa ane dariyA bhagata badhAe mAnavatAno mahimA gAyo che. mAnavane kendramAM rAkhIne cAlo, mAnavanAthI vadhAre mahimA koI nathI. badhA dharmono abhyAsa karI, vicAra karI, maMthana karIne jo navanIta kADhazo to temAM mAtra mAnavatA, mANasAI, manuSyatva vikAsa e ja dharmasAra upalabdha thaze. enI viruddha jatI badhI vAtono dharmamAMthI cheda uDADI dezo to koI kazuM nukasAna nathI. phAyado ja phAyado che. A vAta saMtoe hiMmatapUrvaka kahI che. dharma dharma karIne jene vaLagI rahyA cho te to AtmAne choDI zabane vaLagI rahevAnI vAta che. saMtoe tamAma dharmavicAromAMthI arka kADhIne prajA samakSa rasAyaNa - amRta - dharI dIdhuM che. guru nAnakanI vANIno prasAda laIe. "eka kAra satanAma karatA - parakhu nirabhau niravairu akAla - mUranI ajUnI saibhe guru prasAdi japu. Adi saca jugAdi saca hai bhI saca nAnaka hosI bhI saca." e paramAtmA "eka" che. kAra rUpI e satya ane sanAtana che. sakaLa vizvano sarjanahAra ane ekamAtra kartA che. koInA bhaya vinAnA tathA koI pratye vera vinAnA che ne "akAla' che. "ayoni" che. arthAt te "svayaMbhU' che, tathA caitanyarUpI svaprakAzavALA hovAthI (sva-bhA) svaprakAza

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74 eka jhalaka che. AtmaprakAza che. gurukRpAthI te paramAtmAnA nAmano japa karo. Adi-anAdi paramAtmA satya che. sRSTinA AraMbha pahelAM paNa te satya hatA. Aje paNa satya che. ane te nAnaka, bhaviSyamAM paNa te satya che. te bhUtakALamAM, vartamAnakALamAM ane bhaviSyakALamAM traNe kALamAM satya che. thApiyA na bhaI kItA na hoI, Ape Apa niraMjana soI, jini sevaA tini pAIe mAnu, nAnaka gAvI guNanidhAnu." sAheba-paramAtmA koIthI sthApyA sthapAya nahIM, keIthI ghaDayA ghaDAya nahi. navAM navAM maMdira baMdhAvAthI, navAM navAM nAmavALA bhagavAnanI mUrtio ghaDAvavAthI kazuM nIpajatuM nathI. kAraNa ke, niraMjana-nirAkAra paramAtmA ApoApa paripUrNa hovAthI tenAmAM koI jAtano navo vadhAro ke ghaTADo saMbhavita nathI. zAstrArtha ke tarka-vitarka dvArA paNa tene sthApita ke visthApita karI zakAto nathI. paramAtmAnI marajIthI ja badhuM cAle che. saMpUrNa svArpaNanI bhAvanA ane sAcI sevA karanArane bhagavAnanA darabAramAM sAcuM sanmAna maLe che. mATe he nAnaka, sarva zubha guNonA nidhi-bhaMDAra bhagavAnanI stuti karo. narasiha mahetA kahe che, "akhila brahmAMDamAM eka tuM zrIhari." IslAma kahe che, -- "alA ho akabara" vedAMta kahe che - ekeDahaM bahu syAma." sIdhI sAdI vAta paramAtmAnI, paramAtmAne pAmavAnI vAta paDI mUkIne pANI valovavAno vyartha vyAyAma karavAthI zo phAyado? akho kahe che, "jhagaDo bhAgI koI nA mUo."

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guru nAnakanI vANI 375 Atama cInyA vinA re, bhramaNA bhAgyA vinA re lakha-corAzI nahIM maTe re.' jitu sevie sukha pAIai, so sAhibu sadA samAlIe. jiMtu kItA pAIe ApaNA, sA bala burI kiu ghAlIai. je svAmIne sevavAthI sukha maLe che, te svAmIne sadA yAda karo. ApaNe karelAMnuM phaLa ApaNe ja bhogavavAnuM hoya, no pachI bUrAM kAma zA mATe karavAM? bilakula sAco rAha batAvyo che. saraLa ane spaSTa vANI. 'vAvo tevuM laNo.' karo tevuM pAmo. darasana bhekha karahu jogiMdA, muMdrA jholI kathA; bAraha aMtira eku sarevahu, khaTa darasana iMka pathA. Ina vidhi manu samajhAIe purakhA, baDa coTa na khAIe; nAnaka boau gurumukhi bUjhai joga-juti Iva pAIe. mAtra bhagavo veza dhAraNa karavo, kAnamAM moTI kaDI naMkhAvavI, bhikSA mAgI khAvA jhoLI, ane kathA-godaDI rAkhyAM eTale bhagavAnanAM darzana karavA nIkaLI paDayA ema na mAnavuM. te mATeno sAco mArga jANavo. ane te pramANe AcaraNa karavuM e sAco mArga che. aMdara ane bahAra eka paramAtmAnuM dhyAna dharavuM, eTalAmAM bAreya yogapaMthonuM rahasya ane chae darzanazAstrono sAra AvI gayo. (bAra paMtha ane cha zAstra samajayA vagaranAne mATe matamatAMtara ane vAda-vivAdanAM ane jhagaDA UbhAM karatArAM ja banI rahe.)

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eka jhalaka e pramANe he puruSe, manane samajAvo, to pharI saMsArarUpI coTa na lAge. nAnaka kahe che, he yogIndra, sAcA gurune sevanArA sAcuM jJAna pAmI zake, ane sAco yoga sAdhavAthI mukti paNa meLavI zake. bhAga-2 sUkti-saMgraha dumati bAdhA sarapani sAdhA, manumukhi khoI gurumukhi lAdhA; satiguru milai adherA jAI, nAnaka haumai maiTi samAI. durmatithI jIvAtmA baMdhanamAM paDe che, ane mAyArUpI sApaNa tene Dase che - karaDe che. manamojI thavAthI bAjI khue che; ane gurunuM zaraNa levAthI lAbha khATI jAya che - lAbha meLave che. sadUguru maLe to aMdhAruM jAya ane ahaM-mama TALIne paramAtmAmAM samAI jAya. (sadguru eTale satyapatha-pradarzaka) "akatha kathA le rahau nirAlA; nAnaka juga juga gura gopAlA." akatha - avarNanIya paramAtmAnA guNa gAIne (jagatanAM pralobhanothI) nirAlo banI zakyo chuM. khare ja paramAtmAsvarUpa guru yugothI mArgadarzaka banatA AvyA che. eku sabadu jitu kathA vicArI; gurumukhi haurma agani nivArI. sadgurue ApelA nAmanuM raTaNa karyA karanAra ziSya ahaMrUpI agni bujhAvI bhavajaLa pAra karI zake. nAma eTale ghaTaghaTa birAjatA paramAtmAno nAda, kAra rUpI nAda.

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guru nAnakanI vANI bhAga - 2 sati saMgraha 1. bhagavAnanA nAmamAM rata thaIe to ahaMbhAva dara thAya, ane satya-paramAtmAmAM lavalIna thavAya. 2. bhagavAnanA nAmamAM rata thanAra traNe bhuvananI sUjhabUjha prApta kare. nAmamAM rata thanAro mukta thaIne sadA sukhI thAya. 3. jeo satya-paramAtmAne hRdayamAM dhAraNa karI rAkhe che, teo sauthI moTA bagabhAgI che. 4. jene keI varNa nathI, koI cihna nathI, tathA je bhrama rUpI paNa nathI, evA paramAtmAne guru pAsethI pAmelA nAma vaDe pAmI zakAya. pa. nAnaka sAcuM kahe che ke, satya-paramAtmAnA raMgamAM je eka vAra raMgAyo, teno te raMga kadI Utare nahi. 6. e satya-paramAtmAne pAmyA vinA koI mukta thaI zakato nathI. nAnaka kahe che ke, e kahANI akathya che. nAnakanI vANI saMtanI, bhaktanI, dArzanikanI, krAMtikArInI, samAja sudhArakanI, dharmapravartakanI che. ane vyaktinuM ane samaSTinuM hita karanArI che. nAma terA he sAcA soI meM mani bhANA; dUkha gaIA sakhu AI samANA." he paramAtmA, tamAruM nAma ja sAcuM che, mArA manane te bhAve che. tenA vaDe mAruM du:kha dUra thaI gayuM. ane sukha AvIne (mArAmAM) samAyuM. - "phUTI AMDA bharamakA manahu bhaio paragAsa; kATI beDI pagaha te gura kIno baMdhI khalAsa."

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eka jhalaka bhramanuM keTaluM kuTI gayuM, ane manamAM prakAza thayo! gurue pagamAMthI beDI toDI nAkhI, ane mane baMdIne mukta karyo ! gopALadAsabhAIe nAnakanI vANImAM ja "japa-mALA", guru nAnakanAM traNa bhakti-pado" ane "paMjathI pustako saMpAdita karyA che. te nAnakanI vANIno lahAvo levA mATe vAMcavAnuM cUkavA jevuM nathI. A uparAMta maganabhAI desAI saMpAdita "sukhamani" ane "japajI" paNa vAMcavAnuM Avazyaka che. A badhAM pustakonuM vAcana-manana zIkhadharmano rasAsvAda ane zIkhadharmano paricaya karAvI e prANavAna dharmamAMthI preraNA ane baLa tema ja tuSTi-puSTi meLavI ApI IzvarI kRpAprasAdano anubhava karAve che. A lahAvo laIe ane dhanya banIe. zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane zrI. gopALadAsa paTelanA dharma-sAhitya para gAMdhIjI, saradArasAheba ane kAkAsAheba khuzakhuzAla hatA. A baMne puNyAtmAone mArI namra aMjali ApI parama tRpti anubhavuM chuM. gAMdhI ghara, dethalI paraSadarAya di. zAstrI tA. 14-1-2004

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hadaya, paTela bilDijha vidyApIThanA punargaThana aMge myu. snAnAgAranI bAjumAM gopALadAsano patra amadAvAda-14 mu0 dhIrubhAI, tA. 11-10-197pa huM satya ke namratA - kazAno dAvo karatA nathI Apa gaI kAle, tA. 18-10-'35nA sthApanA dine vidyApIThanuM punargaThana kaI rIte zakya che tene vicAra karavA maLanArI sabhAmAM bhAga levAnuM nimaMtraNa ApavA jAte AvyA hatA. tathA sAthe evI premabharI cetavaNI ApatA gayA hatA ke, jo huM te divase nahIM AvuM te Apa gADI laIne jAte teDavA Avazo e paristhiti UbhI thAya tenI kalpanAcitrathI ja mane evI mUMjhavaNa thaI AvI ke, A patra lakhIne, mArI mUMjhavaNa dUra karavA prayatana karuM chuM. TUMkamAM jaNAvuM te - 1. vidyApITha saMsthA baMDakhora saMsthA tarIke janmI che - briTiza sarakAranA sthApita hita sAme, sAcI rASTrIya keLavaNInI krAMti lAvavAnA hetuthI tene janma thayo hato, ane AjhAdI bAda paNa sarakArI taMtrathI mukta paNe keLavaNInI rASTrIyatA jALavavAnA hetuthI tene cAlu rAkhavAno nirNaya levAmAM Avyo hato. tevI saMsthAnuM punargaThana bIjI sarakArI yunivarsiTInI rIte na thaI zake. e maMtro keLavaNImAM kazo sudhAro karI zakatAM nathI, e tenI sAbitI che. vidyApITha jevI saMsthAmAM punaruddhAra baMDakhAra rIte - krAMtinI rIte ja thaI zake. zrI. morArajI vagere je vidyApIThane gAMdhIjIthI judA mArge ghasaDI gayA, teone haThAvavAnuM sUtro laIne je Ave, te ja vidyApIThano mArga badalI zake. zrI. merArajIe tethI ja amuka ToLakIne hAthamAM laI, vidyApIThane gAMdhIjInI rIte calAvanArA sevakonI hatyA karIne, pitAnA mANaso goThavI dIdhA. zrI. morArajI, zrI. rAmalAla, zrI. vinoda tripAThI ane bIjAo, jeone keLavaNI (ane temAMya rASTrIya keLavaNInI sAthe saheja paNa snAnasUtaka nathI. tevAone pahele taDAke vidyApIThamAMthI hAMkI kADhavA 279

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eka jhalaka kAryakrama laIne ja je mANasa Ave, te ja vidyApIThanI bAbatamAM kAMI karI zake. A paristhitimAM, zrI. ravizaMkara mahArAja, ke jemane nimitte, ane temanI madadathI zrI. merArajI zrI. maganabhAI jevAone vidyApIThamAMthI kADhI zakyA hatA, temanI chatrachAyA nIce vidyApIThanA punaruddhAranuM nATaka cAle, temAM hAjarI ApavI e huM mArI jAta sAthe chetarAmaNI ramyo ema huM mAnuM. 2. Apa te sadUbhAvathI mane nimaMtraNa ApavA AvyA hatA, tene pAchuM ThelavuM e mane aparAdha jevuM lAge. chatAM huM hAlanA saMjogomAM zAthI vidyApIThane kazo sahakAra nathI ApI zakatA te mAre spaSTa kahI batAvavuM joIe. Apa vidyApIThamAM AvyA tyAre mArI mAtRsaMsthA je cha mANasanI saMgalamAMthI chUTe evI prArthanA huM karyA karato hato. temAMthI (ANane to bhagavAne potAnI pAse belAvI lIdhA, ane ekane mAtA IMdirAjIe !) eka vadhu ocho thayo ema meM mAneluM. ane tethI draupadIne kauravonA hAthamAMthI chuTakAro thayo ema mAnI meM AnaMda ane AbhAra vyakta karela. paraMtu pachInI ghaTanAo uparathI mane lAge che ke, e badho mAro bhrama hatuM. ane atyAranA A vidyApIThane miTAvavAnI mArI jehAda mATe prabhuprArthanAnI rIte cAlu rAkhavI ghaTe ema ja mane lAgatuM gayuM che. eTale 18 mI oNkaTobaranA e divasa te mAre mArI mAtR-saMsthAnA duzmananA hAthamAMthI mArI mAtRsaMsthA chUTe - evI prArthanA karavAne divasa haze. tenA punaruddhAranI carcA karanArAo sAthe vAtamAM vAta ane hAthamAM hAtha milAvavAne nahi. 3. eka bAju vidyApIThane pAchI gAMdhIjIne mArge kevI rIte laI javAnI vicAraNA karavA Apa carcApariSada bolAve che, ane bIjI bAju e vidyApIThanA mukhya sevakonI bharatI cAlu yunivarsiTIonI rIte ja karavAmAM Ave che, e avaLe rAha nathI? vidyApIThanI paraMparAthI bilakula aspaSTa evA mANasenA hAthamAM badho kArobAra soMpa, ane pachI teo AkhuM taMtra janArAhe laI jAya evI AzA rAkhavI, e kharekhara hAsyAspada lAge che. paraMtu e badhuM to Apane jema ThIka lAge tema karavAnI svataMtratA che, tema mane paNa mArI rIte vicAravAnI svataMtratA che. Apane sadUbhAva najare nihALyo na hota, te A kAgaLa vidyApIThanA atyAranA koI

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huM satya ke namratAno - kazAne dAve karato nathI 382 karmacArIne lakhavAnI viDaMbanAmAM paNa UtaravuM mAre mATe Avazyaka banyuM na hota, satya potAne jeTaluM samajAya tene Agraha ja na rakhAya e kema bane? satya hamezAM bahAra - AjubAja virodha ja UbhuM karatuM Ave che. Izu khriste kahyuM che tema, pitA putra sAthe, patnI pati sAthe ! paraMtu AjanA jamAnAmAM evA Agrahane jaka ane ahaM mAnavAmAM Ave che, ane koI paNa jAtane Agraha na rAkho ene namratA mAnavAmAM Ave che. jemake, gujarAta yunivarsiTInA atyAranA vAisa-cAnselara zrI. maganabhAIne jakkI tathA pATIdArazAhI rIte pUMchaDuM pakaDI rAkhanArA mAne che. temanI namratA ane badhA sAthe "sumeLa' sAdhavAnI kuzaLatA temane mubAraka! zrI maganabhAI desAI vidyApIThanI bAbatamAM satyane Agraha rAkhavA jatAM mAryA gayA, - temanA zabdomAM kahuM te, vidyApITha upara je ghA thayo tenI lAhyathI saLagI gayA. mArA jevA alpa mANase te temanI hatyAnuM vera levAnuM ja IcchayA kare emAM zI navAI? huM satya ke namratA - kazAno dAvo karatuM nathI - karavA mAgatA nathI. huM duzmanane duzmana ja gaNuM chuM - khAsa karIne mArI mAtRsaMsthA vidyApIThanA duzamane huM kadI bhUlI zakato nathI - bhUlI zakavAno nathI. dezamAM gAMdhIjIne rAha choDyAthI je krAMti Avazyaka banI che, tevI ja vidyApITha mATe paNa Avazyaka banI che te evI baMDakhora pATIMnA sabhyo ja mArA mitro - mArA sAthIo haze. emanI sAthe ja mAre besavApaDyuM ke UbhavApaNuM heya. Apane kSamAprArtho gopALadAsa jIvAbhAI paTela

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zrI. maganabhAI desAI, zrI. nArAyaNa desAI ane De. praphullacaMdra ghoSane keTI koTI vaMdana ! gAMdhIjIe dezane ane jagatane Apela "satyAgraha zastranI aNamola bheTa viSenA zrI. maganabhAI desAInA "satyAgrahanI mImAMsA' pustaka gAMdhIjInI jIvanasAdhanA ane kAryapraNAlInA aThaMga abhyAsI ane jANakAra tarIke zrI. maganabhAI desAInI saune oLakha karAvI che. gAMdhIjIe pite e pustaka mATe temane svahaste gUjarAta vidyApIThanI "pAraMgata' padavI arpI hatI. Aje haju gAMdhIjInuM nAma vAparyA sivAya koInuM kAma AgaLa cAlatuM nathI. ane dareka jaNa potAnI koI paNa Dhaba ke vicAra AgaLa karatAM pahelAM gAMdhIjInA vicAra ke lakhANamAMthI pramANa ke samarthana zodhavA prayatna kare che. Aje gAMdhIjInAM maMtavyane kaDIbaddha rIte javAbadArIpUrvaka rajU karavAM, e ati Avazyaka che. ane e kAma mATe "satyAgraha' sAptAhika, "harijana" patronA vidvAna maMtrI zrI. maganabhAI desAI jevA adhikArI purU karyuM che. tenI kiMmata rUpiyA 6-00 che. kahe che ke, itihAsano kAMTo pheravyo pheravI zakAto nathI. paNa gAMdhIjI arthakAraNa ane rAjakAraNa e baMne mahattvanI bAbatamAM itihAsanA aMdha kAMTAne pheravI zakayA hatA. arthakAraNamAM Adhunika vijJAna tathA yaMtravidyAthI vimUDha banyA vinA reMTiyo, grAmodyoga, hasta-udyoga - e bAbatone AgaLa karIne; ane rAjakAraNamAM zastrabaLa tathA asatyamaya kuTilatAthI viparita ahisA - satyAgraha- Atmazuddhi evAM sAdhane paradezI rAjasattA sAme vAparIne kAragata karI batAvIne. alabatta, paMDita naherue, ethI UlaTI evI Adhunika yaMtrodyogI, vijJAnamukhI, samAjavAdI Dhabane AgaLa karavA prayatna karyo. loko enAM sArAnarasAM pariNAma pAMca dAyakAthI najare joI zakayA che. e badhAthI zikSaNa, bekArI, svAvalaMbana, paradeza sAthe maitrI, vagere prazno bAbatemAM dezane kaze zukravAra" te na vaLyo, paNa UlaTuM paradezI madada, devuM ane bhAre karaverAthI

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keTI keTI vaMdana! UbhI karelI saMpatti dvArA dezanA badhA vargo ane ekamomAM vikhavAda, akya, pagupaNuM, hatAzA, lAMcaruzavata ane bhraSTatAnAM mULa naMkhAI gayAM. Ave TAMkaNe gAMdhIjInI rItinIti, temanA jIvanamArga ane temanI jIvanasAdhanAnA nirUpaNa dvArA kaDIbaddha rajU karI ApavI, e dezanA punaruthAnanA kAryamAM eka Avazyaka vastu gaNAya. teTalA mAtra A pustaka eka aitihAsika sImAstaMbha banI raheze. gAMdhIjInI jIvana-sAdhanA eTale jUnA arthamAM vaiyaktika mAsa mATenI sAdhanA e artha samajavAne nathI. gAMdhIjInA jIvanamArgamAM rAjakAraNa, arthakAraNa, samAjadharma, dharmazAstra, ane tatvajJAna - e badhAne pUrepUre samAveza thAya che. temano sAdhanAmArga svadharma - svakarmane AgaLa karIne cAlate hatA. ane tethI e 'mahAtmA' kahevAyA chatAM "rASTrapitA' paNa banyA hatA. gAMdhIjIe rAjakAraNa, arthakAraNa, mokSakAraNa - e badhAmAM zo phALe Apyo che, e rajU karavAnI sAthe sAthe, gAMdhIjIe e aMge kayA kayA virodhI bhAvo ke vAdone paDakAryA che, te viSe paNa zrI. maganabhAI desAIe thocita rajUAta karIne, vAcakane, e badhA aMge saheje gaphalatamAM paDI javAne bhaya TALe che. eka ja dAkhalo laIe. gAMdhIjI ahiMsaka pratIkAramAM mAnatA arthAtu temaNe yuddhanA naitika aveja' rUpe satyAgraha-zastrane rajU karyuM, tathA vAparI batAvyuM. paraMtu e vastune pazcimI zAMtivAdIonA yuddhaniSedha sAthe kazI ja levAdevA na hoI, te aMge talasparzI carcA A pustakamAM Ave che. te ja rIte arthakAraNamAM aparigraha-asteya-TrasTIzipa-svadezIdharma-jAtamahenata-sarvodaya e bhAvone AvaratI temanI jIvana philasUphIne sAmyavAdIonI paddhatithI judI pADatAM "sAmyayoga' zabdathI oLakhAvI che. gAMdhIjInI arthanItinI e carcAnAM pAnAM kaI paNa yunivarsiTInA DaoNkaTareTa-pada mATenA mahAnibaMdha karatAMya vadhu jhINavaTa dAkhavavA chatAM, lokasulabha zailI tathA saraLa bhASAmAM rajU thayAM che. sevA ane saMnyAsa e prakaraNomAM prAcIna hiMdu varNAzramadharmane gAMdhIjIe kevo navo saMskAra karyo ane chatAM kaI bAbatamAM temanI vizeSatA che - e carcA lagabhaga gItAnI paribhASAmAM 2ja thaI che. gAMdhIjIe keTalAka jANItAM kaMTrono samanvaya adabhuta rIte sAdhe che. e emanuM ane khApaNe zrI maganabhAI desAIe vizada karI ApyuM che.

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eka jhalaka jema ke, samAja-vyakti, strI-puruSa, garIba-tavaMgara, gRhasthAzrama saMnyAsa, yuddhazAMti - e badhAM DhaMDhono mArmika samanvaya gaMdhIjInI jIvanasAdhanAmAM viziSTa rIte sadhAya che. zrI. maganabhAI desAInI "satyAgrahanI mImAMsA'nuM hindI ane aMgrejI bhASAMtara paNa prasiddha karavAmAM AvyuM che. tathA parivAra saMsthAe prasiddha karela pazcima baMgALanA mAjI mukhya pradhAna praphullacaMdra ghoSanuM "mahAtmA gAMdhI" (ki. 20-00) pustaka paNa vAcake jovuM joIe. tathA khaMtIlA gAMdhI-sAhityanA abhyAsIe zrI. nArAyaNa desAIne "mAruM jIvana e ja mArI vANI" ki. rU. 1500-00 e graMtha paNa jo joIe. zrI. maganabhAI desAI, zrI. gopALadAsa paTela, DaoN. praphullacaMdra ghoSa ane zrI. nArAyaNa desAIne AvuM suMdara gAMdhI sAhitya ApavA mATe koTI koTI vaMdana. A badhuM sAhitya ema. jI. ) graMthAlayamAMthI zrI. maganabhAI desAI ane gopALadAsa paTela memoriyala graMthAlaya vAMcavA meLavI zakaze. tathA cAhe te kharIdI paNa zakazo. seTelAITa vistAranA vAcako graMthAlayane bharapaTTe upayoga kare che. tA. 30-1-2004 - kamubahena putra che. paTela gAMdhI-nirvANa dina keLavaNIkAranuM pota ane pratibhA [zrI. maganabhAI desAI abhinaMdana-graMtha) zrI. maganabhAI desAInI 61mI janmajayaMtIe (tA. 11-10-'59) arpaNa karavAmAM Avelo abhinaMdana-graMtha, pahelA khaMDamAM zrI maganabhAI desAIna vyaktitva kayA tANAvANAnuM vaNAyeluM che, tene paricaya ApatAM lakhANo che. bIjA khaMDamAM keLavaNIkAra tarIkenI temanI pratibhA je vividha lakhANo, vyAkhyAno i.rUpe pragaTI che, temAMthI vibhAgavAra saMpAdana karI sAmagrI rajU karavAmAM AvI che. ApaNA dezanI keLavaNInA mukhya badhA samartha chaNAvaTa A graMthamAM ekasAthe upalabdha thAya che. pRSTha: 484+20 citro ki. 10-00

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HAS243 yAne dagA kisI kA sagA nIke saMpAdaka gopALadAsa paTela parivAra prakAzana sahakArI maMdira li. amadAvAda 23. kaLA eTale zuM? [de What ke saeNniza lekhaka sarvata kRta. namAjha adAsa desAI 0 1 ) 'pAMravAra prakAranI sahakArImAra , ama81 18-13 paraMvAra prakAranI | magI maMdirali. zAmakAvato. n Education International For Fre e linelibrary.one